US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the United States and its allies would not be “intimidated” by Russian President Vladimir Putin, vowing that NATO would defend “every inch” of its territory.
“The United States and its allies will not be intimidated” and Vladimir Putin “will not scare us,” he said during a speech at the White House.
Joe Biden then addressed the Russian president directly, pointing a finger at the camera warning him against any attack from NATO territory.
“The United States and its allies are fully prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory,” he said. Putin, understand what I am saying: every inch.
Threat to use nuclear weapons
The US president spoke shortly after the officialization by the Russian president of the annexation of four Ukrainian territories, who promised victory to his country during a festive concert in Moscow’s Red Square.
The Russian president and other country officials have repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend the newly incorporated Ukrainian territories.
Joe Biden called Friday’s ceremony a “fake number” that supposedly shows his strength, instead illustrating, according to him, “that he was in trouble.”
“Military Equipment Supply”
In reference to the new aid of 12,000 million dollars to Ukraine voted in the US Congress, the president promised to “continue to provide military equipment” to the country “so that it can defend itself.”
Joe Biden also promised to send underwater assets to the site of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipeline explosions, “to determine what exactly happened,” after what he called an “act of deliberate sabotage.”
“We will work with our allies to clear this up,” Biden said. “I have already begun to help our allies strengthen the protection of this critical infrastructure,” he added.
Source: BFM TV
