At a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, the US president made numerous statements about Vladimir Putin and the war he started in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has already lost the war ” in Ukrainesaid his American counterpart Joe Biden on Thursday, underlining the lack of resources of the Russia and its economic difficulties. “ There is no possibility for (Putin) to win “, he added while the Ukrainian forces are currently conducting a counter-offensive to try to recover the territories lost in the south and east of the country.
And precisely, according to Joe Biden, it is this same counter-offensive that will push the Russian president to the negotiating table. ” I hope, and it is my expectation, that Ukraine will make significant progress in its offensive and that this will lead to a negotiated settlement at some point. said the 80-year-old American leader.
” He could end the war tomorrow, he would just have to say: “I stop”, declared the American president during his visit to Finland the day after the NATO summit which ended with an invitation, without timetable, addressed to Ukraine to join the transatlantic organization.
And faced with the disappointment of the Ukrainian allies at not no specific deadline of the integration of Ukraine into the alliance, Joe Biden reaffirmed the will of Westerners: ” The question is not whether or not they should join NATO, (but) when they can join, and they will join NATO “.
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“Don’t go in that area”
Statements by NATO, Vladimir Putin’s favorite target, did not leave the Russian authorities unmoved. ” I am certain that this will not improve Ukraine’s security and that, in general, it will make the world much more vulnerable and will lead to additional tensions on the international scene. said Vladimir Putin. Following the invitation to Ukraine, Moscow’s response took the form of a series of airstrikes on Ukraine which left at least three dead and four injured, according to the Ukrainian authorities. Ukraine has claimed responsibility for the destruction of 20 explosive drones and two Russian cruise missiles.
Russia also responded Thursday that the delivery of Western F-16 fighter jets would be perceived as a threat “ nuclear “. She was quickly swept aside by the American president. ” I don’t believe there is a real prospect (…) of Putin using nuclear weapons. Not only the West, but also China and the rest of the world said: “don’t go on that ground”, retorted Joe Biden, alongside Finnish President Sauli Niinistö. Regarding the Western missiles delivered to Ukraine, ” they certainly cause damage, but nothing decisive is happening in the combat zones where they have been used. The same applies to foreign-made tanks “, said President Putin on public television.
(With AFP)