“Six days ago, the Russian president Vladimir Putin tried to shake the foundations of the free world, thinking she could make him obey his threats and aggressive methods. But he (Vladimir Putin) is mistaken. “
In his eagerly awaited annual State of the Union speech, US President Joe Biden he managed to unite Republicans and Democrats, who together applauded him on his feet during his words about the big big conflict at the moment – the one in Ukraine.
The president deviated from the prepared text and said in the address of Russian President Vladimir Putin: “He has no idea what is being asked“Biden said.”
Joe Biden praised the unanimity of the West in the face of Russian aggression, saying that their united front “causes pain to Russia and supports the people of Ukraine“and threatened that sanctions would” cut off Russia’s access to technologies that will drain its economic strength and weaken its military for years to come. “
The American president emphasized Putin’s premeditated and unprovoked attack against Ukraine and Russia’s refusal to diplomacy. “He thought the West and NATO would not react. He thought so it can divide us at home, in this hall, and in this nation. Putin was wrong. We were ready“We opposed the lies of Russia with the truth,” Biden said. the free world seeks his responsibility. Biden said Putin’s aggression had only strengthened world democracies to strengthen their resolve to oppose rising autocracies. “And now that he is acting, the free world is holding him accountable.”
“Now is the time, our moment of responsibility. Our test of determination and conscience, for the story itself. It is at this point that our character is formed. At this point, our goal is revealed. “Our future is being forged,” Biden concluded.
Biden also announced that the United States will also ban Russian aircraft from accessing US airspace.joining the growing number of countries closing their skies to Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
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