10 important quotes from Biden about Ukraine in 2021
Joe Biden’s first year in the US presidency is remembered not only for fighting the coronavirus pandemic, but also for trying to keep Russian aggression on Ukraine’s borders. We recall the quotations we received about Ukraine in 221.
I expressed concern about Russia’s increase in military forces on the border with Ukraine
Three months after his inauguration, US President Joe Biden in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Russia to “refrain from any military action” in Ukraine.
“I have made it clear that President Putin and the United States are adamant in supporting our allies and partners in Europe. In this context, I expressed concern about Russia’s increase in military forces on the border with Ukraine and in the occupied Crimea. I reaffirmed my support for US sovereignty and Ukraine’s territorial integrity, and I urged him to refrain from any military action, “Biden said in a telephone conversation on April 15.
Two months later in Brussels, among the member states themselves, the American President of NATO, among other things, agreed on a common position on Russia and Ukraine with European allies.
We will answer if Russia continues its harmful activities
This happened on the eve of Biden’s personal meeting with Russian President Putin.
“I told the allies that I would tell Putin. I do not want a conflict with Russia. But we will answer if Russia continues its harmful activities. We will not stop defending transatlantic alliances or upholding democratic values. As allies, we have also supported our support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, “he said in Brussels on 14 June this year.
And on June 16 in Geneva, after the US-Russia summit, Biden reported on a meeting with the Russian president. The issue of Ukraine was one of the best at the meeting.
“I emphasized the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have agreed to continue diplomacy in the context of the Minsk agreements, “the US president said at a news conference afterwards.
On July 15, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Washington.
Chancellor Merkel and I agree that Russia should not be allowed to use energy as a weapon to coerce or threaten its neighbors
Together with Biden, they signed the “Washington Declaration”, in which they declared that “they were the only front to defend the Allies on NATO’s eastern flank against Russian aggression.” A document on partnership in energy and climate protection was also signed.
During that visit, Joe Biden and Angela Merkel agreed on measures against Russia if it used energy as a weapon. The agreement will later be criticized by the White House for criticizing the Nord Stream-2 pipeline, which runs from Russia to Germany bypassing Ukraine, according to critics.
Although I have reaffirmed my concern about Nord Stream 2, Chancellor Merkel and I are truly united in our conviction that Russia cannot be allowed to use energy as a weapon to coerce or threaten its neighbors. Today, we are launching a partnership program on climate and energy to maintain energy security and the development of reliable energy technologies in emerging economies in Central Europe and Ukraine, “Joe Biden told a news conference with Angela Merkel in Washington on July 15.
At the end of August, Ukraine celebrates the 30th anniversary of independence and launches the Crimean Platform.
The US delegation is headed by Energy Secretary Jennifer Grengolm.
And on September 1, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with US President Joe Biden at the White House.
“During the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the partnership between our countries is stronger and will be stronger than ever.
The United States continues to strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of the threat of Russian aggression
Ukraine and the United States share common values, and I am also unaware of the achievement of our goal for Europe to be whole, free and peaceful. The United States continues to strongly support Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of the threat of Russian aggression. And our support for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic aspirations remains steadfast. Today, we can continue to support Ukraine in its progress towards democratic reforms and its integration into Europe, – Joe Biden asked during the approach to journalists with Volodymyr Zelensky.
Reaction to the statement about the “coup d’etat”
In November, the topic of Ukraine does not deprive American newspaper columns. Journalists meet the American president on the streets of Massachusetts and ask him to comment on Zelensky’s loud statement about the preparation of a “coup d’etat” in Ukraine.
“It simply came to my notice then. “Look, we support their territorial integrity, we support the rule of governing our country,” Joe Biden said on November 27.
Asked whether he would discuss the issue with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden said: “Most likely.”
The end of the year is marked by a rich increase in tensions on the Ukrainian border. Russia refuses to withdraw troops from the Ukrainian border, which the West is “extremely concerned about.”
I am preparing what will be the most complete and meaningful package of the initiative, which will make it very difficult for Putin to go for what he can do.
On December 3, ahead of another conversation with the Russian president, President Biden said he was preparing a “list of initiatives” to prevent Russian President Putin from “doing what people worry he can do.”
American journalists do not rule out that the president means a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“I am in constant contact with our allies in Europe, with the Ukrainians. My Secretary of State and National Security Adviser to a large extent. What I’m doing is I’m preparing what I think will be the most complete and meaningful package of an initiative that makes it very difficult for Putin to go about what he can do to disturb people, “Biden said. Washington during a meeting with reporters.
After that, the President of the United States had the following dialogue with journalists:
– What will you do to prevent Russia’s invasion of Ukraine? Media2 reports that they may start trading at the age of 22, a journalist asked Biden.
– We have long known about Russia’s actions. “I expect we will have a long conversation with Putin,” Biden said.
– Do you accept Putin’s “red lines” applied to Ukraine?
“I don’t accept red lines at night,” he said.
The third conversation in a year between Presidents Biden and Putin took place on December 8 by video conference.
“During the meeting with Putin, I was very straightforward, no restraints in expression. Politely, but to be clear, I made the bargain clear: he is really in Ukraine, the consequences will be severe. These will be economic consequences that he has never seen, that he will never have. He immediately replied that he understood and I let it be known that I knew he would answer. If this really happens, we also probably need to strengthen our presence in NATO countries, particularly on the eastern flank. In addition, I know that we will provide opportunities for Ukrainians to defend themselves, “said President Biden after talks with the President of Russia.
I told President Putin that if he moved to Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy would be devastating.
President Biden later added that the United States was ready to send American troops to NATO’s eastern flank in the event of a further Russian invasion of Ukraine. The unilateral deployment of US troops in Ukraine is not being considered, the US president added.
“I have made it very clear to President Putin that if he moves to Ukraine, the economic consequences for his economy will be devastating. Destructive. This is the first. Secondly, we need to send more US and NATO troops to the eastern flank, the country of the Bucharest Nine. This is NATO, whose protection is our sacred duty in the event of any attack by Russia. Third, in terms of the impact of all this on Russia, the attitude of the end of the world to change dramatically. She paid a terrible price. We continue and will continue to support the support of the Ukrainian people, “said US President Joe Biden.
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