The United States will stay with kyiv “as long as it takes”, the American leader told a press conference.
US President Joe Biden said that Washington “stay with Ukraine as long as it takesinsisting that the conflict with Russia will not end with Moscow defeating kyiv.
Biden also argued that Russian President Vladimir Putin was “get exactly what he didn’t want“, suggesting that Moscow had”wanted the Finnishization of NATO, [but] he obtained the NATOisation of Finland.“Along with Sweden, Finland applied following the military offensive to join NATO, and both countries’ applications were officially accepted earlier this week.
The United States invested huge sums of money in the Ukrainian war effort, providing $54 billion in economic and military aid, including about $12 billion in weapons. However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that was not enough, calling for additional financial support of $5 billion per month from NATO. He called the sum “fundamental thing, necessary for defense and protection.”
Ukraine’s need for support will continue beyond the war, Zelensky hinted, insisting that his country should be granted protected status, accompanied by “security guarantees.” NATO”must find a place for Ukraine in the common security space“, he argued.
NATO nations met on Wednesday to adopt a new, more explicitly anti-Russian strategic concept in which the bloc accused Moscow of having “broken the peace and seriously altered our security environment“, while a “strong and independent Ukraine” would be critical for the stability of the block. NATO has also not stopped blaming Russia for the ills of the world, also targeting China for allegedly using its “economic leverage to create strategic dependencies and strengthen its influence.”
Biden said on Wednesday that the United States would permanently increase its military footprint in Eastern Europe, with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg also promising to strengthen his “high level of preparation“presence of troops from 40,000 soldiers to 300,000.
While Biden’s actions regarding Ukraine have been applauded by US allies in NATO, their reception at home has been less than enthusiastic. Only 11% of Americans appear to believe the administration’s narrative blaming Russia for skyrocketing fuel prices, while Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has publicly disapproved of Biden over the president’s claim that the rise in spike in inflation is due to the Ukrainian crisis.
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Meanwhile, as the administration continues to spend tens of billions of dollars to support Ukraine’s war effort, the majority of Americans worry about making ends meet, and few view support for Ukraine as a priority issue as the country heads towards midterm elections. in November. The president’s approval ratings are at record lows and have fallen as the cost of living rises.
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