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President Joe Biden traveled to Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday to deliver a speech on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The president argued that the war is a component of a world struggle between authoritarianism and democracy.
Biden on Monday made a secret 23-hour trip to Kyiv, Ukraine where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and announced a latest weapons package for the country price roughly $500 million.
The speech also got here hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to a joint session of Russia’s parliament. In it, Putin framed the war as a proxy battle against the West and stated he can be suspending participation within the Recent START Treaty, the only real remaining major nuclear agreement between the U.S. and Russia.
Biden said that democracies and democratic coalitions like NATO have only grown stronger within the last yr. It’s an argument he’s long made as president, advocating for democracy within the U.S. and abroad.
“That is the most important land war in Europe in three-quarters of a century and also you’re succeeding against all and each expectation except your personal. We’ve got every confidence that you’ll proceed to prevail,” Biden said in Kyiv on Monday. “One yr later, Kyiv stands and Ukraine stands. Democracy stands. The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you.”