24th February, 2022
President Joe Biden has said US Forces will not engage in conflict with Russia in Ukraine, but vowed to defend its NATO allies.
Biden, in an address said “Our forces are not going to Europe to fight in Ukraine, but to defend our NATO allies and reassure those allies in the east.
“The United States will defend every inch of Nato territory with the full force of American power.”
According to Biden, NATO is more united than ever before and that there is “no doubt” the US and other NATO countries would meet their treaty commitments.
The BBC reports that thousands of US ground and other forces have been deployed to NATO countries in eastern Europe that feel threatened by Russia, including Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania in the Baltic, as well as Poland and Romania.
Biden said he has “no plans to talk” with Russian President Vladimir Putin after he announced a military strike on Ukraine.
“Putin’s aggression against Ukraine will end up costing Russia dearly economically and strategically. Putin will be a pariah on the international stage.
“Putin’s choice to make a totally unjustifiable war on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger,” Biden said.