WARSAW — President Joe Biden renewed an American commitment to support Ukraine in the face of Russia’s invasion, marking a second year of war by declaring Tuesday in Eastern Europe that the West “would not waver” in its defense of democracy.
Biden’s appearance became the second part of a two-act display of U.S. solidarity with Ukraine, delivering a forceful speech just a day after his surprise visit to Kyiv to embrace Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He declared that Ukraine and allies had met the moment and have proven that they would not bow to Vladimir Putin.
“Putin met the iron will of America and nations everywhere that refuse to accept a world governed by fear and force,” Biden said. “The democracies of the world have grown stronger, not weaker.”
