{"id":1104206,"date":"2021-12-09T21:29:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T02:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1104206"},"modified":"2021-12-09T21:29:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-10T02:29:38","slug":"biden-promises-us-support-in-phone-call-to-ukraine-reiterates-promise-of-sanctions-against-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-promises-us-support-in-phone-call-to-ukraine-reiterates-promise-of-sanctions-against-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Promises US Support In Phone Call To Ukraine, Reiterates Promise Of Sanctions Against Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-promises-us-support-in-phone-call-to-ukraine-reiterates-promise-of-sanctions-against-russia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1104206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Joe Biden promised U.S. support for Ukraine during a Thursday phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but he was reportedly not impressed by the options offered by the American president.<\/p>\n<p>Biden spoke with Zelenskyy after a call on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/russia-ukraine-news-what-you-need-to-know\/\">news<\/a> that Russia has amassed around 100,000 troops at the border of Ukraine. Biden has <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/07\/joe-biden-russian-vladimir-putin-ukraine-economic-harm-sanctions\/\">vowed<\/a> to impose \u201ceconomic consequences like none he\u2019s [Putin] ever seen\u201d if Russia invades Ukraine, but <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/08\/joe-biden-sending-us-troops-ukraine-not-on-table\/\">brushed<\/a> off the notion of sending U.S. troops to help, telling reporters Tuesday that it\u2019s \u201cnot on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden voiced the deep concerns of the United States and our European Allies about Russia\u2019s aggressive actions towards Ukraine and made clear that the U.S. and our Allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of a further military intervention,\u201d the White House noted in a read out of Biden\u2019s call with Zelenskyy, which occurred two days after speaking with Putin. \u201cHe reaffirmed the United States\u2019 unwavering commitment to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7335066\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"39\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7335066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 DECEMBER 09: U.S. President Joe Biden talks on the phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from the Oval Office at the White House on December 09, 2021 in Washington, DC. According to the White House, Biden and Zelensky discussed Russia\u2019s military build-up on Ukraine\u2019s borders. (Photo by Doug Mills-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden made clear that the United States and its allies and partners are committed to the principle of \u2018no decisions or discussions about Ukraine without Ukraine,&#8217;\u201d the White House read out added. \u201cThe leaders called on Russia to de-escalate tensions and agreed that diplomacy is the best way to make meaningful progress on conflict resolution. President Biden underscored the readiness of the United States to engage in support of confidence-building measures to advance the implementation of the Minsk Agreements, in support of the Normandy Format.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy, according to CNN, was underwhelmed by <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/09\/biden-russia-ukraine-putin\/\">Biden\u2019s<\/a> promises of prospective sanctions. Ukrainian officials reportedly told CNN he was hoping for upfront sanctions against Russia, though CNN\u2019s senior international correspondent Matthew Chance noted the Ukrainian president is \u201cpublicly \u2026 very grateful for the U.S. leadership on this issue.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/07\/biden-putin-ukraine-russia-sasse-haley-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: \u2018Speak Loudly And Carry A Small Stick\u2019: Republicans Blast Biden\u2019s Response To Putin\u2019s Escalation In Ukraine)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.8008298755187\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ukrainian official tells CNN Ukrainian Pres. Zelensky wanted Biden to make promises of upfront sanctions against Russia, not prospective sanctions <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mchancecnn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mchancecnn<\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIHtwTwK9c\">pic.twitter.com\/eIHtwTwK9c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheLeadCNN\/status\/1469086754800087044?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cBehind the scenes, you get a sense that there\u2019s a bit more frustration creeping in,\u201d Chance said. \u201cI\u2019ve just had a briefing from an official here in Ukraine with knowledge of the call and he spoke to me and he said look, President Biden did spell out all these very tough sanctions that would be imposed on Russia if it were to invade Ukraine, but President Zelenskyy was less than impressed by that, and to that he didn\u2019t believe that prospective sanctions would have the deterrent effect that President Biden thought it might have on President Putin, on Russia, because he thinks that Russia would factored already factored that in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden also told Putin on Tuesday that the U.S. would give Ukraine help in the form of defense materials should Russia continue into the country. The U.S. president has been in contact with NATO allies, speaking with them on a phone call after chatting with Zelenskyy. White House press secretary Jen Psaki chalked up the two-day delay in speaking with Zelenskyy to Biden\u2019s busy schedule.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\" readability=\"9\">\n<p>Zelenskyy was reportedly frustrated as well because weapons that Ukraine previously requested from the U.S. have yet to arrive, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden promised U.S. support for Ukraine during a Thursday phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but he was reportedly not impressed by the options offered by the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1104206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1104206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1104206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1104206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1104206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1104206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}