U.S. President Joe Biden said he did not think Vladimir Putin could continue to fight his war in Ukraine for years, citing the economic and political toll on Russia.
“I don’t think that they Russia could maintain the war,” Biden said Thursday at a press conference in Helsinki, when asked by a reporter if the war, already nearing its 18-month point, could drag on for years.
“I think that there is going to be a circumstance where eventually, President Putin is going to decide it’s not in the interest of Russia – economically, politically or otherwise, to continue this war, but I can’t predict exactly how that happens,” Biden added. “Putin has already lost the war. Putin has a real problem.”
Biden visited Finland after attending the NATO summit in Lithuania earlier this week. The alliance’s handling of Ukraine caused significant drama at the alliance’s meeting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed disappointment ahead of the gathering upon learning his country would not be given a concrete timeline or conditions for joining NATO.
In a tweet before he arrived in Vilnius, Zelenskiy called the lack of specificity “unprecedented and absurd.” He also expressed concern the U.S. and other allies could be holding NATO membership back as a possible concession in future peace talks with Russia.
But the Ukrainian leader softened his tone once on the ground at the summit, saying he was pleased with a package that signaled the intention to admit Ukraine in the future, paired with promises of new security guarantees from the U.S. and other Group of Seven nations.
Biden and Zelenskiy held a bilateral meeting for nearly an hour, and the U.S. president said earlier Thursday he believed Ukraine’s leader “ended up being happy.”
Biden has previously said Ukraine is not yet ready for membership, and should not be invited until the war with Russia is resolved and Ukraine adopts economic and democratic reforms as well as changes to make Kyiv’s military more interconnected with NATO forces.
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Biden is cross. USA should not bother being in NATO and Ukraine should have been put in.
This is unfortunate and the USA is needless in Europe.
I DON’T THINK THE USA CAN SUSTAIN ANOTHER 4 YEARS OF A BIDEN PRESIDENCY!
The quicker the woke wake up, the quicker the movie will end. Yes, it’s a live movie with actors. We tried to wake you out of your slumber with hints and proof but you guys don’t budge. Seriously! Most non-Jews have awoken. How long will it take for religious Jews to realize that the media (that have lied to you about hoax virus) is lying through their teeth with all their fabricated fictitious stuff they’re reporting? Actually, current POTUS Trump was quite surprised that most Americans are so deep asleep. He didn’t even expect the fake Biden to go beyond the 2019 candidacy.
THEY cannot sustain?! How about we?
Russia can sustain this war for an entire generation
Joe Biden is a natural born leader.
Hey Joe, how many years were they in Afghanistan?