President Joe Biden assured President Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States will not abandon Ukraine in its fight against Russia, despite Republican opposition to extending US war funding.
Standing alongside the Ukrainian leader at a White House press conference on Tuesday, Biden vowed: “I will not walk away from Ukraine, and neither will the American people.”
And he said that allowing a Ukrainian defeat would mean Russian President Vladimir Putin “and would-be aggressors everywhere will be emboldened.”
Zelensky, who spent the Tuesday morning talking to Republicans and Democrats in Congress, signaled cautious optimism that the stalled US aid flow will restart.
“I got the signals. They were more than positive. But we know that we have to separate words and particular results. Therefore, we will count on particular results,” Zelensky said.
Standing alongside the Ukrainian leader at a White House press conference on Tuesday, Biden vowed: “I will not walk away from Ukraine, and neither will the American people.”
And he said that allowing a Ukrainian defeat would mean Russian President Vladimir Putin “and would-be aggressors everywhere will be emboldened.”
Zelensky, who spent the Tuesday morning talking to Republicans and Democrats in Congress, signaled cautious optimism that the stalled US aid flow will restart.
“I got the signals. They were more than positive. But we know that we have to separate words and particular results. Therefore, we will count on particular results,” Zelensky said.
