Following Russia's President Putin's unilateral national approval of an area virtually dominated by pro-Russian factions in the eastern part of Ukraine, US President Byden called Germany and France, as well as Ukrainian leaders. We met and strongly criticized the Russian side.
Following Russia's President Putin's unilateral national approval of a region virtually controlled by pro-Russian factions in the eastern part of Ukraine on the 21st, US President Biden and German Prime Minister Schortz and French President Macron We had a telephone talk.
The White House said in a statement after the meeting that it confirmed that Russia's response was unacceptable, saying that "leaders strongly condemned Putin's decision."
Also, according to a statement by a German government spokesman, the leaders agreed that Russia's one-sided actions clearly violated the ceasefire agreement signed to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. It means that it was done.
President Biden also held a telephone conversation with President Zelensky of Ukraine, and according to the White House, President Biden strongly condemned the Russian side and told about the contents of the countermeasures of the US side, if Russia invaded the military. He said he would take swift and decisive steps.