Biden Assures Ukraine of Support as Russia Tensions Rise
2S9-1 Nona self-propelled mortars take part in an exercise held by units of the Novorossiysk guards mountain air assault division of the Russian Airborne Troops at Opuk range.
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U.S. President Joseph Biden pledged to stand with Ukraine against Russian “aggression” in his first official phone call with his counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who raised concerns of troop movement near the border.
Biden “affirmed the United States’ unwavering support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s ongoing aggression in the Donbas and Crimea,” the White House said Friday in a readout of the call.