Moments after they emerged from a two-hour closed-door meeting in the Oval Office, President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared at a press conference in the crowded East Room of the White House.
Biden told Zelensky “you will never stand alone” and said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “using winter as a weapon” by “destroying systems that provide heat and light in the coldest and darkest part of the year,” which is why “we will give Ukraine what it needs to defend itself and succeed on the battlefield.”
Zelensky thanked the United States government for its continued support, calling the meeting with Biden “a historic moment” while encouraging Congress to pass the $1.7 trillion government spending package that contains around $45 billion in economic, humanitarian, and military support for Ukraine….