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Biden promises Zelensky advanced air defense systems
Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky and "pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems," the statement said.
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This combination of file pictures created on July 21, 2021, shows Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) in Riga, Latvia, on October 16, 2019; and US President Joe Biden speaking on June 4, 2021, at the Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Convention Center. Biden spoke at length on February 13, 2022 with Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky about Russia's military buildup along Ukraine's borders, with the pair agreeing on the need to pursue (AFP/JIM WATSON, Gints Ivuskans )
U
S President Joe Biden on Monday promised to provide advanced air defense systems to Ukraine after Russian missiles rained down on the capital Kyiv and other cities, the White House said in a statement.
Biden spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky and "pledged to continue providing Ukraine with the support needed to defend itself, including advanced air defense systems," the statement said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened more "severe" attacks against Ukraine after the biggest wave of strikes in months killed at least 11 in retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula.
After speaking with Biden, Zelensky tweeted that "air defense is currently the number 1 priority in our defense cooperation."
Kyiv said Russian forces had fired more than 80 missiles on cities across the country and that Russia had also used Iranian drones launched from neighbouring Belarus.
Biden "conveyed his condolences to the loved ones of those killed and injured in these senseless attacks," the White House said.
"He also underscored his ongoing engagement with allies and partners to continue imposing costs on Russia (and) holding Russia accountable for its war crimes and atrocities."
Meanwhile, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said that direct conflict with the United States and NATO is not in Moscow's interests, but it will respond to the West's growing involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.
"We warn and hope that they realise the danger of uncontrolled escalation in Washington and other Western capitals," Ryabkov said, quoted by Reuters.
