China News Service, June 1. On May 31, local time, U.S. President Biden wrote an article in the New York Times, expounding the purpose of the United States in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and reiterated that the United States will not be directly involved in this conflict.
But he noted that the United States will continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine and continue to impose sanctions on Russia.
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At the beginning of the article, Biden wrote that the goal of the United States is clear, "We want to see a democratic, independent, prosperous, and sovereign Ukraine, capable of preventing and protecting itself from further aggression."
Biden also quoted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying the war "can only be ended completely through diplomacy."
Biden said the United States and its allies moved quickly to send Ukraine a large amount of weapons and ammunition so that it could "fight" and be in the best position at the negotiating table.
He also mentioned that this is also the reason why the United States will provide the Ukrainians with more advanced rocket systems and ammunition.
In the future, Biden said that the United States will continue to provide Ukraine with advanced weapons and equipment, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger air defense missiles, powerful artillery and precision rocket systems, radars, drones and ammunition.
In addition, according to the authorization of the U.S. Congress, the U.S. will provide billions of dollars in financial assistance to Ukraine.
Biden, on the other hand, said he would continue to work with U.S. allies on Russia sanctions.
Biden acknowledged that the sanctions on Russia were the toughest ever imposed on a major economy.
Biden also said that in this crisis, his principle is that "no decision about Ukraine can be made without Ukraine's participation."
He will not pressure the Ukrainian government, privately or publicly, to make any territorial concessions.
As for the stalled talks between Ukraine and Russia, he said it was not because Ukraine had turned its back on diplomacy.
This is because "Russia continues to wage war to control as much Ukraine as possible".
The United States will continue to work to strengthen Ukraine's military and support its efforts to negotiate an end to the conflict.
Although Biden's tone was tough in the text, he immediately said that he did not want to provoke a war between NATO and Russia, "the United States will not try to remove Russian President Vladimir Putin", as long as the United States or its allies are not attacked, they will not Get directly involved in this conflict, whether sending troops to Ukraine or attacking Russian troops.
The United States does not encourage or assist Ukraine in cross-border strikes.
In the article, Biden also revealed, "We will also continue to use the armament and capabilities of the United States and other allies to strengthen NATO's eastern flank. Just recently, I welcomed Finland and Sweden's application to join NATO, a move that will add two very powerful capable democratic military partners to enhance overall U.S. and transatlantic security.”
When it comes to the issue of nuclear weapons, Biden said that at present, the United States has not seen any signs that Russia intends to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.