(CNN) — United States President Joe Biden held a press conference this Thursday from NATO headquarters in Brussels, after meeting with other world leaders from NATO, the European Council and the Group of Seven to align their responses to the invasion from Russia.
In his statements, the president highlighted the unity that the West maintains, stressing that “NATO has never been more united than it is today.” Then he added, “Putin gets exactly the opposite of what he wants as a result of entering Ukraine.”
In addition, during the conversation with the media, Biden confirmed that the United States will respond to the possible use of chemical weapons by Russia in Ukraine. “We will respond. We will respond if they use chemical weapons in Ukraine,” the president said when asked how his country would react if Russian President Vladimir Putin used chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Now, Biden declined to say what current intelligence says about the threat level for such an attack. But he indicated that the level of the US response would correspond to the attack itself. “The nature of the response will depend on the nature of the use,” he said.
The pulse of the Group of Twenty
The president also said he believed Russia should withdraw from the G-20 and that it was up to Ukraine to decide whether it needed to give up some of its territory to reach a ceasefire. “My answer is yes,” Biden said when asked if Russia should be taken out of the group. “It depends on the G-20. That was brought up today. And I brought up the possibility that if that doesn’t happen, and if Indonesia and the others don’t agree, I think we should request that Ukraine be able to attend the meetings.
The White House had previously refused to comment publicly on reports that the United States and its allies wanted Russia out of the group. But he left the door open to possibilities. Following this week’s reports of a withdrawal, Russia’s ambassador in Jakarta said Wednesday that Putin will attend the G20 summit in Indonesia in November.
Biden insists on US commitments
President Biden indicated that we are “determined to continue” and “build upon” the efforts mentioned during the emergency NATO meeting after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“The United States has committed over $2 billion in military equipment to Ukraine since I took office. Anti-aircraft systems, anti-armor systems, ammunition, and our weapons are arriving in Ukraine as I speak. Today, I am declaring that the United States is ready to provide more than $1 billion in humanitarian aid to help Millions of Ukrainians affected by the war in Ukraine.
In this sense, he said that his country would receive 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. He added that he hopes to meet some of them when he visits Poland next Friday. ‘I plan to try and meet these people,’ he said, ‘just as I wish to see – I guess I shouldn’t say where I’m going, right? – I hope I can see a lot of people.’ Biden’s visit to Poland, where millions of refugees have fled Ukraine, is scheduled for Friday. Although the exact details of his visit remain confidential for security reasons.
He said, “I’ve been in refugee camps. I’ve been in war zones for 15 years. It’s…it’s devastating. The thing you look at the most is these young children who are in the refugee camps will reinforce his view that the United States should,” Biden said. It is acting in important ways to help resettle those displaced by war.
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