U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russia is seeking to “wipe Ukraine off the map”, but he is confident that Russia will not win the war against Ukraine, Radiosvoboda reports.
Ukraine can and will stop Putin, especially with our full collective support. They have our full support, – Biden said on the first day of the NATO summit.
In addition, the US president added that NATO is now “stronger than ever in its history.”
When this senseless war began, Ukraine was a free country. Today, it is still a free country. And the war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country. Russia will not win. Ukraine will win, – the US president emphasized.
In his speech, Biden said that Ukraine would receive air defense systems.
In a statement posted on the White House website on July 9, it was noted that Western countries are jointly providing Ukraine with the following air defense systems:
- additional Patriot batteries from the United States, Germany and Romania
- components of the Patriot system provided by the Netherlands and other partners to ensure
- the operation of the additional Patriot battery
- additional SAMP-T system from Italy
On July 9, the 75th anniversary NATO Summit began in Washington. In addition to the 32 members of the Alliance, 35 partner countries, including Ukraine, are represented at the Summit. Among the key topics of the summit are the defense of the Alliance against Russian aggression in Ukraine, collective defense, military presence on NATO’s eastern flank, and nuclear deterrence.
Upon his arrival in Washington, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s focus at the summit would be on obtaining air defense systems, aircraft, and security guarantees.
