Ukraine-Russia, Biden: “We will give Zelensky growing support”

At the NATO summit in Brussels today “we had the privilege of hearing President Zelensky directly and we will continue to support him and his government with important and growing amounts of military aid to combat Russian aggression and maintain the right to self- defence”. This is what Joe Biden said at the end of the NATO summit, underlining that “one month after the invasion”, the leaders reiterated “their support for the Ukrainian people and our determination to place Russia in front of its responsibilities for this. brutal war and our commitment to strengthen the NATO alliance “. Read also “I appreciate the steps of many other allies to provide support to Ukraine and together we are committed to identifying additional equipment, including air defense systems, to help Ukraine,” Biden added, recalling that in recent weeks “states United has announced one billion new military aid to Ukraine, which includes anti-aircraft systems, anti-tank weapons, drones and millions of ammunition magazines. “” Our joint statement today shows that NATO is stronger and more united than ever. ” Biden said, then recalling how “immediately after the Russian invasion we activated the NATO Response Force” and forces were deployed to protect the Alliance’s east flank. The decision made today to “establish four new battalions in Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria and Hungary is a strong signal that we collectively defend and protect every inch of NATO territory,” added the American president. “From now to the NATO summit in June we will develop plans for additional forces and capabilities to strengthen NATO defenses – he concluded – we will adopt an updated Strategic Concept to ensure that NATO is ready to face any challenge in the new and more dangerous environment of safety”. NEW US SANCTIONS – “Today the United States has designated 328 members of the Duma, numerous Russian defense companies and the head of Sberbank, a close ally of Putin” as recipients of the new American sanctions. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken writes on twitter, reiterating that the United States “will continue to raise the costs on Putin for his war against Ukraine”.