Biden said the US intention to deter further Russian aggression "

The U.S. has plans to deter further Russian aggression, " said Vice-President of the USA Joe Biden.
"to help Ukraine against Russian aggression is crucial in order to deter further aggression in the future" - quoted Biden RIA " Novosti "." penalties, the U.S. must remain in effect And will remain in force up to that time, when fully implemented the Minsk agreement, " - said Biden, speaking at the Institute name of the Brookings in the U.S. capital." But to know whether this is the case (whether the agreement), not until the end of the year, " He added. According to him, the U.S. is hopeful that European leaders will take a similar decision in June.
Biden said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is a pragmatist And allows for the possibility of cooperation with Russia. Vice-President of the United States recalled that during his political career He was "considerable time" spoke with Putin." Here's what I'm counting... is that really a pragmatist. He is a practical man, " said Biden." And I think it makes sense to cooperate when there is a clear coincidence of interests, " He added.- Provided that you are not asked to sacrifice principles affecting the desire of national security of your country, your friends And allies." He also said that discussions on the supply of weapons to Ukraine continue in the U.S. administration." discussions are continuing, " He said.- My own attitude to this issue is rather well known ". According to us media reports, Biden himself is in favour of supplying Kyiv with weapons. In General, the Biden speech was couched in very aggressive towards Russia tone. Biden mentioned many times about " Russian aggression in Ukraine." Yesterday the head of Barack Obama said that the Russian Federation takes all "more aggressive stance" on Ukraine. May 8, 1-St Deputy Secretary of state Anthony Blinken has threatened Russia with new sanctions if Ukraine will violate the Minsk consensus. Moscow has stated many times that it is not involved in the events in Eastern Ukraine, is not a party to domestic conflict And is interested in Ukraine overcame political And economic crisis. In the capital of Russia emphasize that all the charges against her are unproven.


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