US President Joe Biden assured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky during a telephone conversation Sunday that the United States and its allies would “react decisively” in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A statement from White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki added that Biden had spoken out in support of the diplomacy, referring to talks scheduled for January 9 and 10 in Geneva between senior US officials and .
In any case, Washington is committed to defending “national sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Kiev, the US president added, assuring his interlocutor that he would abide by the principle that “nothing” will be decided “for you without you”.
The conference followed Joe Biden’s video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday.
For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said via Twitter that Ukraine appreciates the “steadfast support” of the United States.
“We appreciate the unwavering support” of Ukraine on the part of the United States, the Ukrainian head of state said, adding that the two men discussed “the actions taken by Ukraine, the United States and their partners in maintaining peace in Europe and avoiding a deterioration of the situation. ” He also spoke of a “special nature” relationship between Washington and Kiev.
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