In a speech to NATO members, Joe Biden attempted to assure them that Ukraine can still prevail in its conflict against Russia.....CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
He forcefully insisted that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not prevail and announced that Washington will provide Ukraine with further weapons, including additional air-defense systems.
“The war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country. Russia will not prevail,” Biden said.
However, several Western diplomats told Reuters that the US presidents better-than-usual stage performance failed to make up for his disastrous debate with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump.
RT reports: In the keynote speech at the opening of the NATO summit in Washington on Tuesday, Biden touted the bloc as“the bulwark of global security”and reiterated its intention to support Ukraine with military aid, including new deliveries of air defense systems.
“We know [Russian President Vladimir] Putin won’t stop at Ukraine. But make no mistake, Ukraine can and will stop Putin… When this senseless war began, Ukraine was a free country. Today, it is still a free country, and the war will end with Ukraine remaining a free and independent country,”he declared.“Russia will not prevail. Ukraine will prevail.”
Russia has repeatedly condemned Western arms shipments to Ukraine, arguing they only prolong the conflict. It has also called NATO a“hostile”bloc directly involved in the conflict between Kiev and Moscow.
According to Reuters, Biden delivered his remarks without a teleprompter in an explicit and clear-cut manner, in sharp contrast to his performance at the debate with Republican rival Trump last month. The 81-year-old president’s performance was described as“fumbling”and“incoherent,”with numerous media reports claiming that the debate disaster led to prominent Democrats urging him to drop out of the race.
Several unnamed Western diplomats told Reuters that Biden’s NATO speech failed to erase the damage to his public image done by the recent debacle.“We don’t see how he can come back after the debate,”one European diplomat noted, adding that the president’s remarks were scripted and could not be seen as evidence of his endurance.
“I can’t imagine him being at helm of the US and NATO for four more years,”he remarked.
Meanwhile, Biden has insisted he is“not going anywhere”and intends to beat Trump in the November election. On Tuesday, the GOP candidate challenged his rival to another face-off, calling it a“chance [for Biden] to redeem himself in front of the entire world,”and suggesting that the debate should be held without moderators…CONTINUE READING>>
