National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday that President Biden will urge President-elect Trump not to abandon Ukraine, among other issues on domestic and foreign policy, during Wednesday's meeting with North Korea. said.
On Tuesday, Trump defeated Vice President Harris in the presidential election and will be inaugurated on January 20, 2025. After Trump returned to the Oval Office, Biden congratulated him and invited the 45th and soon-to-be 47th president. Visit the President of the United States to the White House to ensure a peaceful transition of power. The two sides are scheduled to meet this Wednesday.
On Sunday, Sullivan was a guest on CBS News' “Face the Nation” and said Biden's biggest message is to ensure a commitment to a peaceful transfer of power. Sullivan also said the president will talk to Trump about what's happening around the world, including in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
“The president will explain to President Trump how he sees things, where he stands, and how he plans to address these issues once he takes office,” Sullivan said. There will be an opportunity to talk about it.” “President Biden has made it clear that [Ukrainian] president [Volodymyr] President Zelenskiy was here in Washington a few months ago and said he would use all the resources provided by Congress on time. That means all resources and aid will have been sent to the US by January 20th. Ukraine approved by Congress. ”
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President Biden is shown after speaking about the 2024 election at the White House on November 7, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
He went on to say that Biden will spend the next 70 days insisting to Congress and the next administration that the United States should not withdraw from Ukraine. This is because withdrawal would “mean further destabilization of Europe.”
“Ultimately, as the Japanese prime minister said, if we move away from Europe's Ukraine, there will be increased doubts about America's commitment to our allies in Asia,” Sullivan said.
Although he did not say whether Biden would propose specific legislation, he said the Russian threat to Ukraine remains and the president will continue to send resources to Ukraine beyond his term. I explained that I was deaf.
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“The United States should not back away from its commitment to Ukraine or to the 50 countries in Europe and Asia that have come together to defend Ukraine,” Sullivan said.
The national security adviser's comments came as Ukraine launched a strike on Moscow with at least 34 drones on Sunday. The attack was the largest drone attack on Russia's capital since the start of the war.
President Trump has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin would never have invaded Ukraine if he had been in the White House at the time. He also told Reuters that Ukraine may need to cede territory to reach a peace deal, something Ukraine has rejected and Biden has never suggested.
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Ukrainian military personnel ride a BREM-1 repair and recovery vehicle near Vledal, Ukraine, March 6, 2023. (Reuters/Rishi Niesner)
Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S. government has provided tens of billions of dollars worth of military and economic aid to Ukraine, money that President Trump has repeatedly criticized and other Republicans have criticized. This is something that has come together.
Under the Biden administration, Congress appropriated more than $174 billion to Ukraine, according to the Government Accountability Office. With Republicans expected to gain a majority of 52 seats in the U.S. Senate, the pace of aid is almost certain to slow under the Trump administration.
The war in Ukraine has begun, with some officials saying it could be in its final stages after Russian troops advanced at their fastest pace since the war's early days.
Any new attempt to end the war is likely to include some kind of peace talks, which have not been held since the early months of the war.
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Moscow's forces occupy about a fifth of Ukraine. Russia insists the war cannot end until its claimed annexation is recognized. Kiev demands the return of all territory, a position supported primarily by Western allies.
Reuters contributed to this report.
