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Ukrainian forces are "inflicting extremely tangible losses" on Russian troops in the strategic eastern town of Vuhledar, President Volodymyr Zelensky said ...

Then there were concerns that the capital would fall to Russian forces in days, if not weeks. “And so there is a great flow of weapons and humanitarian aid ... Ilya Zelenko, a 20-year-old student, added: “I was very happy when I found out that Biden came, we expect even more support. “I think this visit will bring us 'carrots,' something good, we are having a very hard time right now.” it shows the whole world that the United States supports Ukraine," he said. "This was risk that Joe Biden wanted to take," said communications director Kate Bedingfield. I think we will be able to count on more US help.” The president never seriously considered any other options other than the capital for his visit to Ukraine, the source said. "He got a full presentation of a very good and very effective operational security plan. Russia Military correspondent Yuri Kotenok claimed the air raid siren that rang out while Zelensky and Biden exited St. AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN TO HIM,” Girkin noted, ironically. Przydacz said he is “looking forward to see him on Polish land."

US president meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy ahead of anniversary of invasion. Plus, the disruptors who want to make death greener.

“Over-the-top seems to be the rule of the day,” said Carl J Dellatore the New York writer, textile designer and author of More Is More Is More. Today, the region produces flowers for some of the world’s biggest luxury brands, including Dior and Chanel. The pandemic brought death to the forefront of the public consciousness and exposed concerns about its environmental destruction. Americans are looking for greener ways to die, and a new wave of deathcare startups are rising to the occasion. Fans of The White Lotus will be familiar with the classic Sicilian vases known as testa di moro that adorn the fictional luxury hotel in the second season of the TV drama. The tests prompted the head of the ruling party in South Korea to warn that continued provocations by Pyongyang would only strengthen calls for the South to develop its own nuclear deterrent. He said [the war was over unless the EU boosted its military support](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/19/ukraine-war-over-unless-eu-boosts-military-support-says-top-diplomat). [bloc’s members to buy arms jointly to help Ukraine](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/feb/20/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-latest-news-foreign-ministers-eu-ammunition-deal)– an approach officials have said would be more efficient than EU members placing individual orders. The night’s other big winner was The Banshees of Inisherin, which also gained significant momentum in this year’s Oscars race. The company’s share price fell by more than 70% in 2022 before a rebound and in July it reported its first ever fall in revenue. Meta cut 11,000 staff in November – the equivalent of 13% of its workforce – amid falling ad revenue and economic downturn. Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’s chief executive, announced in a Facebook post on Sunday that the service would first roll out in Australia and New Zealand later this week.

Biden arrived at 8 a.m. local time and the presidential motorcade drove to Mariinsky Palace, where he was met by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his ...

Following his stop, Biden is set to fly to Warsaw where he’ll deliver a speech Tuesday to celebrate Ukraine’s remarkable resistance and the West’s collective defense of the targeted country. His physical presence in Kyiv could be one of the enduring legacies of his war-anniversary trip. Reports started to circulate ahead of the visit that Biden was on his way as security preparations became obvious in and around the Ukrainian capital. The most memorable line of the speech, however, was what appeared then to be a call for regime change in Russia: “For God’s sake,” he said, “this man cannot remain in power.” military jets were seen circling near the Polish border and Kyiv residents posted videos on social media of lockdowns in the city center and near the U.S. “This was a risk that Joe Biden wanted to take,” said Kate Bedingfield, the White House communications director. 24 with a show of force, such as by ordering a larger barrage of missile strikes on Ukraine. Sullivan says Biden met with Zelenskyy one-on-one after an initial greeting and met with the Ukrainian leader’s top aides. and how to win this year.” He wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with President Zelenskyy and remind the world as we approach the one year anniversary of the invasion that Kviv still stands.” officials had expressed concerns that Biden couldn’t fly into Ukraine or take a ten-hour train ride without immense risk to the host nation or himself. Ensuring the president’s safety was a near-impossible endeavor, those officials said, though they acknowledged Biden had long wanted to go Kyiv.

President Biden took a nearly 10-hour train ride from the border of Poland to show his administration's “unwavering support” nearly a year into Russia's ...

Mr. Like Mr. Zelensky thanked Mr. Biden asked after Mr. Zelensky said, shaking Mr. Biden’s visit comes after Mr. Biden joined Mr. During a meeting inside the palace, Mr. “Thank you for coming,” Mr. President, at a huge moment for Ukraine,” Mr. “Thank you so much for coming, Mr. “One year later, Kyiv stands,” Mr.

President Joe Biden slipped into Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, ...

Jill Biden, paid a surprise visit on Mother’s Day last year to a small city in the far southwestern corner of Ukraine. Biden was presented with a range of options for a visit to Ukraine, but decided that a trip to Kyiv made the most sense, a source familiar with the matter said. Biden has been itching to visit Ukraine for months, particularly after several of his counterparts in Europe all endured lengthy train journeys to meet with Zelensky in Kyiv. The planning included the chief of staff’s office, the National Security Council and the White House Military Office, with input from a small number of officials at the US Secret Service, the Pentagon and the Intelligence Community, according to deputy national security adviser Jon Finer. The trip comes ahead of Biden’s planned two-day visit to Poland. “The President was very focused on making sure that he made the most of his time on the ground, which he knew was going to be limited,” Sullivan said. “This was a risk that Joe Biden wanted to take,” said communications director Kate Bedingfield. As Biden was briefed over several months on the planning for a potential visit, the source said that Biden only once expressed concern about the risk of a visit to Ukraine – but that was about the extent to which his visit could endanger others, rather than about his own safety. Biden only decided on Friday to go ahead with the visit after huddling with top members of his national security team in the Oval Office. On Saturday evening, before he departed, Biden went out to dinner with his wife in Washington. By visiting in person, Biden is offering a singular image of American support for Zelensky, who has spent the past year attempting to rally the world behind his nation and appealing for greater levels of assistance. Michael’s Cathedral – comes at a critical moment in the 12-month conflict, with Russia preparing for an expected spring offensive and Ukraine hoping to soon retake territory.

Joe Biden makes a surprise visit to Kyiv, underscoring American support for President Volodymyr Zelensky and his war efforts against Russia.

Marine infantryman and a veteran of the Afghanistan war. Earlier this month, the White House said Biden also plans to meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda and other leaders from the region. Calm moments can suddenly give way to the screams of wounded soldiers, filling the air like a symphony of destruction. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. [news](https://apnews.com/article/zelenskyy-chris-rock-donald-trump-united-states-government-and-politics-c54468c28c11662041ef5daa6ad34957) broke that Zelensky told the White House mere days after Russia invaded: “I need ammunition, not a ride.” The war machine kicked in as Western countries sent multi-million dollar aid packages of bullets and bombs to Ukraine. Given the obvious fact that Ukraine is an active battlefield, both the Secret Service and the Defense Department had security objections to some of the plans presented. “All they’ve done is add more poorly-trained, poorly-led conscripts to the meat grinder in a broad front approach that is much easier for the Ukrainians to defend than if there was in fact a real offensive where the Russians focused on one of two specific parts of Ukraine’s defense.” And the toll has been enormous — if a November Armed with billions of dollars’ worth of weapons from Western countries, and in desperate need for more, Ukraine has fought the Russians to a bloody standstill. Shrouded in secrecy, and coming days before the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, the trip marks the first time Biden has traveled to Ukraine as president. Biden was presented with an array of plans for this Ukraine trip, says the senior White House official with direct knowledge of the matter. A senior White House official and a U.S.

U.S. President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine Monday in a show of solidarity, almost a year after Russia began its full-scale invasion of ...

The latest EU package is subject to the approval of EU member countries. The latest round of U.S. Zelenskyy described Biden's visit — the first by a U.S. The U.S. - Zelenskyy described Biden's visit — the first by a U.S. Biden's visit to Ukraine comes after a concerted show of international support from global leaders and politicians during the Munich Security Conference over recent days.

The White House notified the Kremlin of President Joe Biden's intention to visit Kyiv hours before he departed for Ukraine, as the details began to emerge of ...

The go-ahead for the trip was given only on Friday, according to White House officials, after receipt of a final security briefing. “He got a full presentation of a very good and very effective operational security plan. That, White House officials are saying, is the distinction between this trip and previous presidential visits to Afghanistan and Iraq. “We did notify the Russians that President Biden will be travelling to Kyiv,” Sullivan said. In the end, however, Biden was insistent that he should visit the Ukrainian capital, which became a symbol of resistance to the invasion during the battle of Kyiv in the early weeks of the war, when Russia tried to take the city. “But of course, there was still risk and is still risk in an endeavour like this, and President Biden felt that it was important to make this trip because of the critical juncture that we find ourselves at as we approach the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.”

Our North America editor on how Joe Biden's audacious trip to Kyiv was kept a secret.

Monday's message is designed to vividly counter the minority of Republican voices who question for how long the US can continue supporting Ukraine. President Biden then spent 10 hours on a train to get to Kyiv. He said the US "did so for deconfliction purposes… Only two journalists were allowed to travel with the president. They were sworn to secrecy and had their mobile phones taken away from them. In fact, Air Force One took off at 04:15 EST on Sunday morning.

President of the United States took 10 hours to reach the capital Kiev and meet Zelensky. Several military aircraft were deployed in the region to monitor ...

The information was possibly obtained by the US surveillance scheme and passed on to the government of Ukraine. For security reasons, the travel itinerary was only partially revealed after Biden returned from the country. The historic visit of a US president to a country at war is unique in that it does not involve the US military in action, as it did in Iraq and Afghanistan.

President Joe Biden had been eager to make the trip to Ukraine for a while. “He wanted to go last year” but it was simply “a matter of making it possible ...

He heard that presentation, he was satisfied that the risk was manageable, and he ultimately made the determination.” For security reasons, “only a handful of people in each department were involved,” said Jonathan Finer, the deputy national security adviser and, as a second U.S. In Kyiv, reports about a possible visit by the American president ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion began circulating earlier in the day. Only two reporters traveled with Biden and both were required to give up their phones for the duration of the journey, unable to send colleagues any information or report on the trip until Biden had reached Kyiv. Sullivan declined to offer more details about the nature of the conversation or Moscow’s response. From there, Biden headed to the train station and quickly boarded a heavily-secured eight-car train with its windows drawn for the overnight journey to Kyiv. Biden’s long-anticipated travel to the country’s frazzled capital provided more than just a photo-op, but a chance to talk with Zelenskyy about a conflict with no end in sight and how much more the West can do to hasten its conclusion — and ensure it takes place on Ukraine’s terms. officials described Biden’s visit to the active war zone as “unprecedented,” citing the absence of any U.S. “He was excited about making the trip.” “They will not let me, understandably, I guess, cross the border and take a look at what’s going on in Ukraine.” “Part of my disappointment is that I can’t see it firsthand like I have in other places,” he said during a briefing on refugees. official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details.

He met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the pair visited a memorial to soldiers who have died in the nine years since Russia annexed Crimea and its ...

"I appreciate his courage, that he took on this challenge and came to show the support of the American nation." In a scene that added drama to the most high-profile visit to Ukraine since the war began, air raid sirens wailed while President Biden and Mr Zelensky were in St Michael's Cathedral in central Kyiv. Mr Zelensky has repeatedly called for F-16 fighter jets, something the is being decided," he said. "It is now and in Ukraine that the fate of the world order, which is based on rules, on humanity... The US will back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for "as long as it takes", US President Joe Biden has said on an unannounced visit to Kyiv.

US President Joe Biden, right, walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, February 20. Dimitar ...

“This was a risk that Joe Biden wanted to take,” said White House communications director Kate Bedingfield. That was in part due to the fluid nature of the trip itself. Other officials were extremely concerned about Biden’s own safety and prepared a series of security contingency plans for the trip. As he jetted eastward, Biden’s focus was plotting out his conversations with Zelensky, hoping to use his limited time wisely in discussing the coming months of fighting. They first began visiting Kyiv in March 2022, when the prime ministers of Poland, Slovenia and the Czech Republic all arrived by train. “They will not let me – understandably, I guess – cross the border and take a look at what’s going on in Ukraine.” Once the trip was on, US officials took steps to notify Moscow of their plans, an attempt at “deconfliction” meant to avoid unthinkable disaster while Biden was on the ground. This time around, with an expanded set of US air assets overhead keeping close watch at the Polish border, he would make the trip. Every effort was made to maintain that position in the hour leading up to Biden’s surprise arrival in Kyiv. During that visit 11 months ago, he alluded to what became a long-running desire to extend his journey just a little further into Ukraine. If his message was meant as a reassuring one for Ukrainians, it was also intended as a reminder to Americans that the stakes of the conflict extend well beyond Ukraine’s borders. In the weeks leading up to Biden’s travel, he and top aides repeatedly shot down the possibility of a trip to Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden, right, walks next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as he arrives for a visit in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, February 20. Dimitar ...

And like Biden’s State of the Union address earlier this month, his stagecraft infuriated the most extreme wing of the Republican Party, which Biden has said is a danger to US democracy and values. Today on our President’s Day, Joe Biden, the President of the United States chose Ukraine over America, while forcing the American people to pay for Ukraine’s government and war. It was revealing from a pro-Trump Republican who has been supportive of the insurrectionists who tried to destroy American democracy on January 6, 2021. Marjorie Taylor Greene, for instance, quickly slammed Biden for journeying to Ukraine and other GOP figures accused him of caring more for Kyiv’s borders than those in the US. And while the pictures of Biden in Kyiv were remarkable, they cannot disguise real questions and uncertainties surrounding the US approach to the war and differences with the Ukrainians. Mike McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, complained on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday that Washington had taken too long to send game-changing weapons to Ukraine in the past and should not make the same mistake with warplanes. The government in Kyiv is ratcheting up its campaign for the West to send F-16 jets and is now getting increasing buy-in from some influential bipartisan members of Congress. One potential way Biden’s visit could backfire is that it could bolster Putin’s claim that he is really fighting a war against the West rather than an independent sovereign nation – a framing that is popular among some Russians and is one Biden has tried to avoid. Still, the security footprint of the US president is far greater than the one accompanying those leaders, and his position as the leader of the West leaves him far more exposed. In other words, his gesture will be an empty one if Russia – which appears to be mustering for a spring offensive – wins the war. His audience also included European powers in a western alliance that Biden has led and invigorated like no president since the end of the Cold War. And while those trips had their own measure of daring and danger, Biden’s visit went a step further – venturing into a foreign capital that is often under air attack and lacks the security offered by large garrisons of American troops and air assets.

Until the U.S. and allies decide what victory looks like for Kyiv, Europe isn't likely to have peace. President Joe Biden ...

The EU would be looking at many billions of euros in commitments to Ukraine. It’s the West that sometimes looks lost in the fog of war, lacking a vision for what victory looks like. At the 2008 NATO summit in Bucharest, Germany stopped the U.S. Look closer and divisions in the alliance become clearer. In reality, Ukraine’s outreach to NATO and the EU is just a manifestation of something far more unacceptable to an authoritarian Russia: That a democratic Ukraine would naturally seek alliances with other European democracies. The discussions in Washington, Berlin and Kyiv are consumed by what weapons to send or which extra sanctions to impose. He had bad instincts, shelling the Russian parliament in 1993 and launching the Chechen war a year later, mixed with good. His Russia was on a slow, ugly and circuitous path toward the West. and its allies in the coming months. You can better pinpoint its birth to the changing of the clock, and the century, on Dec. Poland became the cause célèbre in Western capitals the way Ukraine has become in the past year. Ukraine faces a similar predicament: It’s not clear where Ukranie fits, and the West hasn’t decided how hard to fight for it.

The US president is expected to try and shore up support for Kyiv during his speech in Poland later.

In his speech a stone's throw from the Kremlin, President Putin again blamed the West for Russia's invasion, complaining of Western hypocrisy and of withdrawing from "fundamental agreements". US President Joe Biden is expected to lay out his view of the war in Ukraine as a battle for democracy during a speech later on Tuesday. In Warsaw, the US president is expected to stress the vital role the United States has played in galvanising Western backing for Ukraine against Russian aggression.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to consult with allies from NATO's eastern flank in Poland on Tuesday as the Russian invasion of Ukraine ...

More than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees have settled in Poland since the start of the war and millions more have crossed through Poland on their way to other countries. “The bottom line for me is this is a war of aggression, war crimes on steroids, on television every day. “Russia’s aim was to wipe Ukraine off the map. I’m firmly in the camp of it’s in our vital national security interest to continue to help Ukraine and I can sell it at home and will continue to sell it.” “If we don’t have the political leadership and if we don’t explain to our societies why this war is critical for their security ... economic and foreign policy interest and lessens the chance that Russia can turn the conflict into a wider war. [the anniversary is a critical moment for Biden](/article/russia-ukraine-putin-zelenskyy-biden-kyiv-15095c5e2fb8a9f9c0a235ffe0a161d0) to try to bolster European unity and reiterate that Putin’s invasion was a frontal attack on the post-World War II international order. [a poll published last week by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows](/article/russia-ukraine-biden-politics-poland-33095abf76875b60ebab3ddf4eede188) that support for providing Ukraine with weapons and direct economic assistance is softening. His speech will be “one that a large part of the world, if not the whole world actually, is waiting for,” Duda said. support for Ukraine in the war,” Biden said as he stood with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv before departing for Poland. Sullivan declined to comment on whether there was any movement on the matter during the leaders’ talk. [paying an unannounced visit to Kyiv](/article/russia-ukraine-zelenskyy-biden-f00af220669457d5ba07127c7e57a27b?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=TopNews&utm_campaign=position_04) on a mission to solidify Western unity as both Ukraine and Russia prepare to launch spring offensives.

The last time President Joe Biden spoke from the courtyard of the Royal Castle in Poland, the content of his 27-minute speech was mostly obscured by what he ...

“I do have to say that there is a concern, both in Poland and in Ukraine, about the staying power of the US beyond this administration. He and his aides have sought to downplay the prospect Republicans might sharply reduce American aid to Ukraine, noting GOP leaders are largely aligned in their support. “I mean, it’s really whether time is on the side of Russia, who is losing but has a lot of resources to deplete us in the West. It has caused convulsions in the global economy and created political problems at home while still providing Biden an opening to demonstrate his oft-recited claim that “America is back.” Instead, the war has become what NATO’s chief Jens Stoltenberg described last week as a “grinding war of attrition” without a discernible end. In the US, some conservative Republicans have balked at providing any more aid to Ukraine, though the party’s leaders appear unwavering in their support. “The fact is that we are fighting with time, right?” Baranowski said. Despite humiliating setbacks for his military and an apparent power struggle between the mercenary Wagner Group and the Russian defense ministry, Russia has recently made gains in the east. From the Warsaw castle, Biden intends to recommit to supporting Ukraine, even as the costs mount and public support appears to wane. In meetings with Poland’s President Andrzej Duda and other eastern European allies, he’ll reiterate his commitment to those countries’ security. There are currently no serious efforts at negotiating an end to the fighting. On Tuesday, each will again engage in a remote rhetorical contest, delivering important speeches to mark one year since Russia launched its invasion.

Biden's 'inherently risky' trip to Ukraine took planning and logistics with details known to only a few.

[trip to Kyiv](/news/2023/2/20/us-president-joe-biden-makes-unannounced-visit-to-ukraines-kyiv) for a year, and the president made the final decision to go on Friday. That did not change at the airport or when they got into a motorcade of SUVs. Most of the people on board, Siddiqui said, were “heavy security”. They flew for about seven hours from Washington to the US military base in Ramstein, Germany, for refuelling. The next flight was to Poland, landing in Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport. And a telling detail: The shade on every window had been pulled down.

President Joe Biden addressed the world on Tuesday from Warsaw, Poland, just days ahead of the one-year mark of Russia's violent invasion of Ukraine.

"The Americans stand with you, and the world stands with you." "This is an affirmative statement of values, a vision for what the world we're both trying to build and defend should look like." "And while decisions are ours to make now, the principles and the stakes are eternal. Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday, marking the first time an American president entered a warzone with no active U.S. "One year later, Kyiv stands and Ukraine stands. Putin did not mention Biden directly in his remarks, and though Biden repeatedly blasted Putin by name in his, Sullivan stressed earlier that Biden's speech shouldn't be seen as a response to Putin. "President Putin is confronted with something today that he didn't think was possible a year ago," he continued. Duda publicly thanked Biden for visiting Ukraine. "He doubts our staying power. America, Europe, a coalition of nations for the Atlantic to the Pacific, we were too unified. No, you will not take my future.'" No, you will not take my freedom.

Biden's speech in Poland followed a surprise visit to Kyiv, days before the one-year mark since Russia invaded Ukraine.

"We have examined the evidence. "This has been an extraordinary year in every sense," Biden said. Millions of Russian citizens who only want to live in peace with their neighbors are not the enemy." Over the weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris said the U.S. "The West was not planning to attack Russia. The U.S. While in Kyiv, the U.S. Biden's speech also came hours after Putin spoke in front of a joint session of the country's Parliament. He said the Kremlin had advance notice that Biden would travel to Kyiv. "One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv," Biden said at the Warsaw Royal Castle Gardens as the crowd waved Polish flags. "One year into this war, Putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition, but he still doubts our conviction. commitment to Ukraine, which aims to repel a renewed Russian assault that began shortly before the one-year anniversary of the conflict.

President Joe Biden's trip to Poland comes as Russia has started what is expected to be a fierce spring assault in Ukraine.

24, 2022, Biden highlighted the United States support of the country and vowed to continue to provide support for the duration of the war. He attributed the action to the U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in a call with reporters declined to comment on Putin's speech, as it was ongoing at the time. And he delivered a similar message in Poland, highlighting how the United States has rallied international support around Ukraine and punished Russia for its aggression. If Ukraine stopped defending itself against Russia, it would be the end of Ukraine." He traveled to the country last March, just weeks after the war in Ukraine began to present a united front with U.S. and allies "do not seek to control or destroy Russia" and pushing back at Putin’s claim that the West is plotting to attack Russia. The package would include more military equipment, including artillery ammunition; more Javelins, an anti-tank missile system; and howitzers, or long-range artillery weapons, Biden said. It is a symbolic visit here to our region," Duda said, according to a translator. The autocrats in the world have gotten weaker, not stronger." Although Biden announced new assistance to the war-ravaged ally, and the Kremlin.

US president issues rallying cry in Warsaw speech but warns of 'very bitter days' ahead in defence of democracy.

Biden walked to and from the lectern to the sound of pop music, and was surrounded after his speech by children. Biden spoke for just over 20 minutes, and the speech was entirely about the war in Ukraine and its long-term implications. It was a battle on the way to being won in Ukraine, he said, thanks to Ukrainian courage and western solidarity, but Biden made clear the struggle was not over. “There’s no need for the US to respond in kind or adjust its nuclear posture, and any move to do so only plays into Putin’s hands.” However, the US president did ridicule Putin for the failure of his ambitions to conquer Biden did not respond to the announcement or mention Putin’s speech in his own address.

Reaction to Joe Biden's visit to Kyiv and a look at his meeting with allies in Poland. A conversation about military aid and a visit with Ukrainian refugees ...

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After an unprecedented visit to Ukraine, President Joe Biden told a crowd in Warsaw, Poland, that "brutality will never grind down the will of a free ...

"The West was not plotting to attack Russia, as Putin said today," he said. "If Russia stopped invading Ukraine, it would end the war. The United States has assembled a worldwide coalition of more than 50 nations to get critical weapons and supplies to Ukraine. The Ukraine Defense Contact Group meets to ensure Ukrainian fighters get what they need when it will be the most beneficial. If Ukraine stopped defending itself against Russia, it would be the end of Ukraine. No, you will not take my future." "No, you will not take my country. "Instead, NATO is more united and more unified … If Russia stopped invading Ukraine, it would end the war. "He thought NATO would fracture, [and] divide," Biden said. The action is the largest land war in Europe since the end of World War II. Biden spoke in Poland just days before the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.