Biden condemns ‘unprovoked and unjustified’ Russian attack on Ukraine
February 24, 2022 | District of Columbia
President Biden late Wednesday condemned an “unprovoked and unjustified attack” by Russia following reports of explosions in Ukraine and a bellicose speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering a wider war against Moscow’s smaller neighbor.
“President Putin has chosen a premeditated war that will bring a catastrophic loss of life and human suffering,” Mr. Biden said in a statement.
“Russia alone is responsible for the death and destruction this attack will bring, and the United States and its Allies and partners will respond in a united and decisive way. The world will hold Russia accountable,” the statement continued. The president spoke just hours after an early-morning address by Mr. Putin ordering a “special military operation” to “de-militarize” Ukraine and protect two pro-Russian separatist enclaves inside Ukraine. Mr. Putin delivered the news virtually at the same time that an emergency U.N. Security Council meeting was being held in New York to try to head off war… (Excerpt from the Washington Times)
