North American President Joe Biden assured that the US and NATO “will not give up on Ukraine” and drew parallels between the conflict in that country and the fight against the Nazi regime in a speech marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy. “We will not retreat, we will not surrender. It would be unthinkable. If we do this, Ukraine will be enslaved, freedom will be enslaved, and the matter will not stop there. Ukraine’s neighbors will be under threat, and all of Europe will be under threat,” Biden warned, stressing that democracy faces its greatest threat since the end of World War II. “The price of unbridled tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave,” Biden warned, paying tribute to the “heroes” who fought and gave their lives for freedom in Europe 80 years ago.
Vladimir Putin has threatened to supply advanced long-range missiles to “enemies of the West” in retaliation for the use of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine to hit targets inside Russia. “This will be a symmetrical response,” emphasized the Russian PR man, who advised the West not to doubt the Russian nuclear threat.
“They knew without a doubt that there are things worth fighting for and dying for. Freedom is worth it. Democracy is worth it,” the US President said, recalling that democracy “is not guaranteed.”
“Every generation must preserve it, protect it and fight for it,” he told an audience of dozens of D-Day veterans, some already 100 years old, and several world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and the Ukrainian leader. Vladimir Zelensky, with whom Biden met privately to reaffirm US support for Ukraine.
Putin threatens to supply missiles to Western enemiesVladimir Putin has threatened to supply advanced long-range missiles to “enemies of the West” in retaliation for the use of Western weapons supplied to Ukraine to hit targets inside Russia. “This will be a symmetrical response,” emphasized the Russian PR man, who advised the West not to doubt the Russian nuclear threat.