The US President Joe Biden visited Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, on his first visit to the country since Russia invaded on 24 February 2013.
According to the president, Washington would provide Kyiv a new $500m military aid package. This would be announced Tuesday.
According to the White House, Mr Biden will announce additional sanctions against Russia and military support for Ukraine. This includes artillery ammunition and anti-armour system and air surveillance radars.
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Biden stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin believed Ukraine was weak and the West was divided and that he “thought he would outlast us”, but he was wrong.
The president of Ukraine claims that the two discussed long-range weapons. He also described the negotiations as “very fruitful.”
“Negotiations were very successful”
The White House released a statement stating that the president’s visit to Kyiv would “reaffirm and unflagging commitment towards Ukraine’s democracy and sovereignty as well as territorial integrity”.
He said that Russia will face more sanctions “against elites or companies that try to evade, backfill or support Russia’s war machine.”
Speaking to reporters in Kyiv the Ukrainian President Zelenskyy called Mr Biden’s visit an “extremely important signal of support for all Ukrainians”.
He said that “Negotiations today” were “very fruitful, very essential, and very crucial” and added that they will have “definitely an impact on the battlefield.
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According to the White House, it had notified the Kremlin about the president’s visit “a few hours” prior to his departure.
“We did this a few hours before he left for deconfliction reasons. Due to the sensitive nature these communications, I won’t go into detail about how they responded or the nature of our message. Jake Sullivan, US National Security Adviser, said.
Trip marks an ‘historic moment’
Biden stated that the package would provide additional ammunition for Ukraine’s High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
Deborah Haynes, Sky’s security editor and defence editor spoke from Kyiv. She said that the visit was a “historic moment” which included “extraordinary security lockdowns”, with the entire capital being locked down today.
After the White House stated last week that the president would not be traveling into Ukraine during his visit in Poland, the White House announced the unannounced travel. This was to commemorate the anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
He visited Russia just a day before Putin was scheduled to give a major speech. Putin is expected to outline Russia’s goals for the second year following the last year’s invasion.
On December 1, Mr Zelenskyy made his first visit to Ukraine since the war started.
As Russian and Ukrainian forces fight for control over Bakhmut, the Donetsk region’s eastern city, Mr Biden’s visit coincides with their ongoing battle.
Although Mr Zelenskyy stated that Ukraine would continue its long-standing defense of the city for months, he cautioned “not at all costs”.
Corriere Della Sera, an Italian newspaper, said that defending it is crucial. However, not at all costs and not for everyone.
Since July, Russian forces have been invading Bakhmut. They have also made limited gains in the nearby villages, led by the mercenaries of Russian Wagner Group.
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Some say that the city is more symbolic than strategic, but it serves as the gateway to the Donetsk region’s other cities.
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