US President Joe Biden hailed a new security agreement, plans for $50 billion in Ukraine aid and expanded sanctions targeting Moscow as a clear signal to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US and allies are not “backing down” from their support for Kyiv.
“We’ll be with Ukraine until they prevail in this war,” Biden said Thursday alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a press conference in Italy, hailing the measures as critical to sustaining support for Ukraine as its war to repel Russia’s invasion enters a third year.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, with Joe Biden after signing a bilateral security agreement on the sidelines of the G7 Summit on June 13.
Photographer: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images
At the same time, Biden said he was sticking by ...
