Two days after a virtual summit with Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden focused on Thursday, December 9, to reassure the Ukrainian president as well as the allies of the United States in Eastern Europe in the face of the threat of a Russian military offensive against the 'Ukraine.
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The US president reiterated to Volodymyr Zelensky his
"unwavering commitment"
to the
"sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine"
in a conversation that lasted about an hour and a half, according to a White House statement. A senior American official also assured, during a telephone press conference, that the American president had made
"no concessions"
to his Russian counterpart. He was reacting to press reports that Washington was pressuring Kiev to cede at least part of the control of certain territories in eastern Ukraine occupied by pro-Russian separatists.
"No nation can force another to change its border"
, said this source.
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Joe Biden also mentioned in his appeal to Volodymyr Zelensky his support for the Minsk agreements of 2015, now deadlocked, which were to end the deadly conflict ravaging eastern Ukraine. The US president is according to the White House ready to support
"measures to encourage confidence"
in this political process. The American president, in another conversation with nine Eastern European countries that are NATO members, promised them to
"pursue close consultation and coordination"
and affirmed the
"need for a united position"
in within the military alliance. The Ukrainian president praised him for the
“firm support”
he said from Joe Biden to his country.
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