Biden landed in Poland to meet Ukrainian war refugees
Biden is meeting with US troops stationed in Poland and watching humanitarian efforts in the country.
Warsaw (Poland) US President Joe Biden will meet Ukrainian refugees and will address NATO forces stationed at the Poland border.
Biden is meeting with US troops stationed in Poland and watching humanitarian efforts in the country.
President Joe Biden talks to U.S. service members from the 82nd Airborne Division in the city of Rzeszow in southeastern Poland, around 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the border with Ukraine on Saturday.
Mr. Biden's address Saturday "will speak to the stakes of this moment, the urgency of the challenge that lies ahead, what the conflict in Ukraine means for the world, and why it is so important that the free world sustain unity and resolve in the face of Russian aggression." national security advisor Jake Sullivan.
US President has announced that the U.S. will accept up to 100,000 displaced Ukrainians while continuing to emphasize that the U.S. government believes most Ukrainians will want to remain in Europe, close to home. Mr. Biden was briefed on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
"I'm here in Poland to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and quite frankly, part of my disappointment is that I can't see it firsthand like I have in other places," Mr. Biden said. "They will not let me, understandably I guess, cross the border and take a look at what's going on in Ukraine."
However US has maintained that the US troops will not be sent to fight Russians in Ukraine, but he has also vowed that the U.S. will defend every inch of NATO territory, if necessary.
Meanwhile, Mr. Biden announced an additional $1 billion in military aid to Ukraine. NATO allies agreed on an initiative to enforce sanctions on Russia, to make sure oligarchs and entities don't exploit loopholes.
NATO will beef up its Eastern Flank by deploying four more battlegroups. And earlier Friday, the U.S. and European Union announced a new task force aimed entirely at reducing Europe's reliance on Russian fossil fuels by boosting U.S. and other partners' efforts to supply Europe with more liquefied natural gas.