“Freedom is not free. It requires constant vigilance,” said Biden (File)
Washington, United States:
President Joe Biden reiterated on Saturday that he does not intend to send American troops to Ukraine, while also praising US leadership in the world – implicitly responding to accusations of weakness made by Republican rival Donald Trump.
“There are no American soldiers at war in Ukraine. I am determined to keep it that way, but we stand firm with Ukraine and we will support them,” said the Democrat, addressing the graduating class of the prestigious West Point. Military Academy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom he described as “a brutal tyrant,” was “certain that NATO would fracture” after invading his Eastern European neighbor in February 2022, Biden said.
“Instead, the greatest defense alliance in the history of the world is stronger than ever,” he said.
Last month, US lawmakers approved a long-delayed $61 billion military aid deal for Kiev after months of wrangling in Congress as Ukrainian forces suffered battlefield setbacks due to ammunition shortages. and financing.
Biden has since ordered five installments of military aid to Ukraine as Russia presses its attack on the Kharkiv region.
Biden also praised the US role in the Middle East, noting that Washington is conducting “urgent diplomacy” to secure a ceasefire and bring home hostages held by the Palestinian group Hamas.
“Thanks to the US military, we are doing what only America can do as an indispensable nation, the world’s only superpower,” he said.
The US president, who is campaigning for re-election in November, also called on cadets to honor their oath to “not a political party, not a president, but to the Constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
He called them “guardians of American democracy.”
“Freedom is not free. It requires constant vigilance,” added Biden, who is campaigning in part based on the threat Trump poses to the US political system, who has promised to wage a crackdown on the “enemy within” if he wins the election. White House again and avoided ruling out political violence if he lost.
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