Biden spoke with Putin about Ukraine in their last call (Getty)
According to a statement issued by the White House, the US President Of the bygones Inform his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr ZelenskyOn Sunday, in a phone call, the United States and its allies would “respond decisively” if Russia launched an attack on Ukraine.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden also assured Zelensky that the United States “supports a resolution of the Ukraine crisis through diplomatic efforts, including the high-level Russian-US talks,” scheduled to take place in Geneva on January 9-10. current.
In turn, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stressed that his country appreciates the “firm” support of the United States to his country in the face of Russian threats.
“We appreciate the steadfast support of Ukraine” from the United States, Zelensky said in a tweet on Twitter, noting that he and his American counterpart discussed “joint actions between Ukraine, the United States and partners to maintain peace in Europe and prevent further escalation.”
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– Vladimir Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) January 2, 2022
On Friday, Biden said he had told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, that action against Ukraine would lead to sanctions and an increase in the US presence in Europe.
The US and Russian presidents exchanged warnings about Ukraine in a 50-minute phone call last Thursday, to discuss the issue of Russian military moves.
“I made it clear to President Putin that if he makes any further moves, if he makes an incursion into Ukraine, we will impose tough sanctions, we will increase our presence in Europe with our NATO allies, and there will be a heavy price to be had,” Biden told reporters as he left a restaurant in Wilmington, Delaware. who paid for it.”
Last Wednesday, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After the call, Zelensky wrote on Twitter: “I received assurances of the full support of the United States of Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.”
It is expected that the United States and Russia will hold discussions on Ukraine on January 10 and 11 in Geneva, to be led by Deputy Foreign Minister Wendy Sherman with her Russian counterpart, Sergei Ryabkov, followed by a meeting between Russia and NATO members on January 12, and then a meeting in The context of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.
(Archyde.com, The New Arab)