Joe Biden participates in a Democratic fundraiser in Los Angeles. According to the AP, the president of the United States talks about himself work to strengthen support for Ukraine when he suddenly criticized Volodymyr Zelensky’s actions before the outbreak of war.
War in Ukraine. Joe Biden: We have data that Vladimir Putin will cross the border
– Nothing like this has happened since World War II. I know a lot of people think I might be exaggerating. But I do know that we have data showing that Russian President Vladimir Putin will cross the border and attack Ukraine, Joe Biden said in his speech. No doubt they will attack. I know a lot of people think maybe I’m exaggerating, and Zelensky doesn’t want to hear it, he continued.
Washington Post reports after AFP agents that the United States began warning about the high risk of a Russian invasion of Ukraine long before it began. The warning, the agency said, should be received with skepticism “and even veiled criticism by some European allies who accuse Washington of sowing panic.” It should be noted that Central and Eastern European countries, including Poland, also warned the West about Putin’s plans and pointed out the need to increase military strength in NATO’s eastern flank.
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“It is absurd to accuse a country that has managed to defend itself in a full-scale war for more than 100 days”
The US president’s words were met with a reaction from the authorities in Kiev. The spokesman for the Ukrainian President, Serhiy Nikiforov, said that Zelenskiy had had several talks with Biden before the outbreak of war, so it was unlikely he would not want to hear or ignore information about threats from Russia.
– In addition, the President of Ukraine asked partners to adopt a package of preventive sanctions to persuade Russia to withdraw its troops and defuse the situation. It can also be said that our partners don’t want to hear us – says Nikiforow. The “phrase” would not sound “perhaps needing to be explained,” he added.
Mykhailo Podolak bluntly called Biden’s speech “absurd”. In an interview with the BBC, Zelensky’s advisers blamed the US president for refusing to impose preventive sanctions on Russia, which Ukraine says may hinder Putin’s plans.
– It makes no sense to accuse a country that has managed to defend itself in a full-scale war for more than 100 days against an enemy with more resources, because key countries cannot prevent Russia’s military appetite from being preventive – said Podolak.
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