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Fresh off his surprise visit to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, President Joe Biden delivered a speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, marking the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion by highlighting how the United States has unified NATO and the West in support of Ukraine.
White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara brings this story from Warsaw.
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HEADLINE: Biden Defends Western Support of Ukraine Against Russia’s Yearlong Invasion
TEASER: ‘Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia,’ US leader promises in Warsaw, Poland, speech
PUBLISHED: 2/21/2023 at 9:57 a.m.
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
DATELINE: WARSAW, Poland
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Fresh off his surprise visit to Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, President Joe Biden delivered a speech from the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, on Tuesday, marking the 1-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion by highlighting how the United States has unified NATO and the West in support of Ukraine. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara brings this story from Warsaw.
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NATSOUND SONG “You Give Me Freedom”
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U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday returned to the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, where he had delivered a speech last year, a month after Russia invaded Ukraine.
In his latest speech, he defended the Western alliance’s effort to help Kyiv defend itself.
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((President Joe Biden))
“One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv. Well, I've just come from a visit to Kyiv, and I can report Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud. It stands tall. And most important, it stands free."
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((NARRATOR))
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to an assembly of Russian lawmakers, saying the U.S. and NATO want to inflict a strategic defeat on his country.
He suspended participation in the New START treaty, a landmark nuclear arms control pact, and threatened to resume nuclear tests.
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((Vladimir Putin, Russian President)) ((Need English VO))
“In early February of this year, the North Atlantic alliance made a statement with a de facto demand on Russia, as they say, to return to the implementation of the strategic offensive arms treaty, including the admission of inspections to our nuclear defense facilities. Well, I don't even know what to call it. What a theater of the absurd!”
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((NARRATOR))
Speaking directly to Russian citizens, Biden stressed that the West "is not the enemy."
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((President Joe Biden))
“The West was not plotting to attack Russia, as Putin said today, and millions of Russian citizens who only want to live in peace with their neighbors are not the enemy. This war was never a necessity. It's a tragedy.”
((Harris in Munich, AP 4419868, AP 4420213))
((NARRATOR))
Biden reiterated what Vice President Kamala Harris announced days earlier at the Munich Security Conference — that the U.S. has determined Moscow has committed “crimes against humanity” against the Ukrainian people.
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Earlier Tuesday, Biden met with President Andrzej Duda, thanking him for Poland’s support for Ukraine and assuring the NATO partner that Washington will respond if Russia launches an attack on Poland.
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Poland has welcomed more than 1.5 million Ukrainian refugees and provided billions of dollars in weapons and humanitarian assistance.
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((Biden Zelenskyy, AP 4420415, AP 4420421))
((NARRATOR))
The White House denied Moscow’s claim that Biden received security guarantees from Russia before his surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy.
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Zelenskyy said the conversation brought joint victory.
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((Volodymir Zelenskyy, Ukrainian President))
“We can and we must do, so that 2023 becomes the year of victory.”
((Biden exits stage in Warsaw))
((NARRATOR))
Before returning to Washington on Wednesday, Biden will meet with NATO leaders from the so-called Bucharest Nine, the countries on NATO’s easternmost flank.
((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Warsaw))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
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Location (dateline)
The White House
Embargo DateFebruary 21, 2023 22:06 EST
Byline
((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Warsaw))
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
