From Warsaw, where he will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, the American president will want to “send a message to (Vladimir) Putin as much as to the Russian people”.
Joe Biden, in addition to marking the first anniversary of the war in Ukraine with a trip to Poland, will telephone his French, British and Italian counterparts next week, the White House announced on Friday.
From Warsaw, where he will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, the American president will want to “send a message to (Vladimir) Putin as much as to the Russian people”, also said the spokesman for the National Security Council, John Kirby, during a press conference.
Joe Biden, who is also scheduled to receive German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on March 3, “will speak to a number of our allies on the phone next week,” he said.
“Our support for Ukraine remains unwavering”
John Kirby then specified that it would be French President Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak, and the head of the Italian government Giorgia Meloni.
“As we approach the milestone of the first year, we can proudly say that our support for Ukraine remains unwavering and that … the international coalition supporting Ukraine is stronger than ever,” he said. said the spokesperson again.
However, he repeated that Joe Biden had no intention of going to Ukraine next week, and that no meeting was planned with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had been received at the Maison Banche in December.
A speech by the US President in Warsaw
In Warsaw, Joe Biden will meet Polish President Andrzej Duda. The American president will also see the so-called “Nine from Bucharest” group, a group of Eastern European countries, members of the Western defense alliance.
Joe Biden also intends to deliver a solemn speech from the Polish capital. During his previous visit to Poland, less than a year ago, the 80-year-old Democrat made an impression by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and saying he “could not stay in power. “.
The White House then assured that he had not thereby called for a change of regime in Russia.
