Biden to Congress: Ukraine can st Putin’s march if armed

The president stressed this Friday night, addressing the U.S. Congress with the State of the Union speech, Ukrinform's own correspondent reports.

“In January 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt came to this chamber to speak to the nation. He said, ‘I address you at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union,’” Biden recalled.

At that time, war was raging in Eure as Hitler was on the march, the president said, comparing that with Putin’s ongoing onslaught. Roosevelt’s speech was aimed to wake the Congress up and warn the American pele that this was no ordinary moment as freedom and democracy were under assault in the world.

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“Tonight I come to the same chamber to address the nation. Now it is we who face an unprecedented moment in the history of the Union. And yes, my purpose tonight is to both wake up this Congress, and alert the American pele that this is no ordinary moment either,” the U.S. leader said.

Biden said freedom and democracy are now under attack, both in the U.S. and overseas, “at the very same time”.

“Overseas, Putin of Russia is on the march, invading Ukraine and sowing chaos throughout Eure and beyond. If anybody in this room thinks Putin will st at Ukraine, I assure you, he will not,” said Biden.

In this regard, he noted that “Ukraine can st Putin if we stand with Ukraine and provide the weapons it needs to defend itself.”

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He underlined the fact that this is all Ukraine is asking.

“They are not asking for American sdiers. In fact, there are no American sdiers at war in Ukraine. And I am determined to keep it that way,” Biden emphasized.

At the same time, he said further assistance to Ukraine is being blocked by those who want to “walk away” from American leadership in the world. Biden recalled Republican President Ronald Reagan’s call to Soviet Union’s President Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin wall.

“Now, my predecessor, a former Republican President, tells Putin, ‘Do whatever the hell you want.’ A former American President actually said that, bowing down to a Russian leader. It’s outrageous. It’s dangerous. It’s unacceptable,” said Biden.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on Thursday evening, President Joe Biden addressed Congress with the annual State of the Union speech.