Joe Biden: Putin Wants Nothing But Conquest, Ukraine Will Stop

JAKARTA - President Joe Biden defended his presidency's foreign policy as he welcomed NATO members to a summit in Washington tomorrow, saying Ukraine would be able to stop Russia.

The centerpiece of the NATO summit is a new commitment of military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, as well as a bridge for the war-torn country to join the 32-nation alliance.

"(Vladimir) Putin wants nothing more than the total conquest of Ukraine and wiping Ukraine off the map," Biden said, referring to the Russian president, as reported by Reuters, July 10.

"Ukraine can and will stop Putin," he said.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who arrived in Washington on Tuesday, said he would "fight" for NATO to bolster Ukraine's air defenses and equip it with more F-16 fighter jets, a request Washington appears likely to grant.

"We are fighting for additional security guarantees for Ukraine, and that is arms and finance, political support," he said in a video on social media.

Meanwhile, President Biden's National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said NATO would announce a new military command in Germany to train and equip Ukrainian forces, and appoint a senior representative in Kyiv to deepen ties.

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the summit would "further strengthen" Ukraine's path to NATO membership.

President Zelensky is scheduled to meet President Biden at the White House on Thursday.