Biden meets Zelensky amid Russia's war in Ukraine
US President Joe Biden announced a new security assistance package to Ukraine as he met with the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky in Japan on Sunday.
It was their first face-to-face meeting since Biden visited Kyiv in February, and came amid Zelensky's historic visit to the G7 summit in Japan.
"The United States continues to do all we can to strengthen Ukraine's ability to defend itself," Biden said, citing his recent decision to allow F16 fighter jets to go to Ukraine and to train Ukrainian pilots on the aircraft in the United States.
Biden said new sanctions on Russia would "ensure that we keep pressure on Putin to hold his backers accountable."
The new security assistance package, which a senior US administration official said earlier would total $375 million, would include ammunition, artillery and vehicles, Biden said.
He voiced support for a "just peace" in Ukraine and said the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty was "non-negotiable."
"What you've achieved is a matter for the entire world and we are in awe of what you've done so far," Biden said.
"Together with the entire G7, we have Ukraine's back and I promise we're not going anywhere."
Biden recounted hearing air raid sirens blaring while the two men were walking through the Ukrainian capital during Biden's visit earlier this year.
"We kept walking. You don't care about the sirens. I don't care about the sirens," Biden said.
Source: CNN
