“Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war. And now he and his country will bear the consequences.” This is what Mr Biden said in an address from the White House, noting how the Russian leader had moved 175,000 troops and military supplies ahead of the invasion.
US president Joe Biden forcefully condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday afternoon, and announced strong sanctions against Russian president Vladimir Putin’s regime.
Mr Biden’s words come after Russia invaded the former Soviet bloc nation, having earlier recognised two of its regions as independent. Mr Putin had accumulated a series of troops on the ground.
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