Biden talks with the President of Ukraine: We will respond if you are attacked by Russia!

The White House statement said the two leaders also discussed diplomatic efforts to ease tensions following a massive increase in the Russian military presence along Ukraine’s eastern border.

The two presidents also discussed measures to “reduce tensions in the Donbas as well as develop an active diplomacy to move forward with the implementation of the Minsk agreement.”

President Biden “reaffirmed the United States ‘commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the White House said in a statement, adding that Biden emphasized Washington’ s commitment to the principle of “nothing for you without you.” (a formula used to communicate the idea that no decision should be made without the full and direct participation of the country affected by that decision).

In a Twitter post, Zelenskiy wrote that the two leaders discussed “joint actions in cooperation with partners in maintaining peace in Europe, preventing further escalation of the situation, carrying out reforms, and eradicating the oligarchs.”

“We appreciate the unwavering support for Ukraine,” Zelenskiy said.

During talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Biden made little progress in forcing him to withdraw some 100,000 troops stationed along Russia’s border with the former Soviet republic. However, US officials say they do not believe Moscow has decided to attack Kiev.

The leaders of the United States and Russia held a 50-minute phone call last Thursday, during which Biden again warned Putin that the United States and its Western allies would impose tough economic sanctions on Moscow if it attacked Ukraine. Biden said last month that he was not considering a military response to rising tensions.

Moscow annexed Ukraine’s Crimea in 2014, despite criticism from the West, which imposed less harsh sanctions than it has promised to take in the event of a new attack.

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