Humanitarian assistance.Īnd we will continue to aid the Ukrainian people as they defend their country and to help ease their suffering.- President Biden March 2, 2022īut let me be clear: Our forces are not engaged and will not engage in the conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine. Together with our allies, we are providing support to the Ukrainians in their fight for freedom. Tonight, I say to the Russian oligarchs and the corrupt leaders who’ve bilked billions of dollars off this violent regime: No more. We’re choking Russia’s access, we’re choking Russia’s access to technology that will sap its economic strength and weaken its military for years to come. We’re cutting off Russia’s largest banks from the international financial system preventing Russia’s Central Bank from defending the Russian ruble, making Putin’s $630 billion war fund worthless. Together, along with our Allies, we are right now enforcing powerful economic sanctions. Putin is now isolated from the world more than he has ever been. Even Switzerland are inflicting pain on Russia and supporting the people of Ukraine.
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And now - now that he’s acted, the free world is holding him accountable, along with 27 members of the European Union - including France, Germany, Italy - as well as countries like the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and many others. We countered Russia’s lies with the truth. We shared with the world, in advance, what we knew Putin was planning and precisely how he would try to falsely and justify his aggression. Like many of you, I spent countless hours unifying our European Allies. We spent months building coalitions of other freedom-loving nations in Europe and the Americas to - from America to the Asian and African continents to confront Putin. And that’s what we did: We stayed united. He thought he could divide us in Europe as well.īut Putin was wrong. He thought he could divide us at home, in this chamber, in this nation. He thought the West and NATO wouldn’t respond. He rejected repeated efforts at diplomacy. Putin’s latest attack on Ukraine was premeditated and totally unprovoked. The United States is a member, along with 29 other nations. That’s why the NATO Alliance was created: to secure peace and stability in Europe after World War Two. Throughout our history, we’ve learned this lesson: When dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos they keep moving and the costs, the threats to the America - and America, to the world keeps rising. We, the United States of America, stand with the Ukrainian people. She’s bright, she’s strong, and she’s resolved. Let each of us, if you’re able to stand, stand and send an unmistakable signal to the world and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States is here tonight sitting with the First Lady. Everyone from students to retirees, to teachers turned soldiers defending their homeland.Īnd in this struggle - President Zelenskyy said in his speech to the European Parliament, “Light will win over darkness.” Groups of citizens blocking tanks with their bodies. He met the Ukrainian people.- President Biden March 2, 2022įrom President Zelenskyy to every Ukrainian, their fearlessness, their courage, their determination literally inspires the world. Instead, he met a wall of strength he never imagined. President Putin thought he could roll into Ukraine - and the world would roll over.
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