{"id":1248790,"date":"2022-01-27T20:07:42","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1248790"},"modified":"2022-01-27T20:07:45","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T01:07:45","slug":"joe-biden-calls-volodymyr-zelensky-after-having-made-alarming-comments-about-ukraine-and-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-calls-volodymyr-zelensky-after-having-made-alarming-comments-about-ukraine-and-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden Calls Volodymyr Zelensky After Having Made Alarming Comments About Ukraine and 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\">28<\/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%2Fjoe-biden-calls-volodymyr-zelensky-after-having-made-alarming-comments-about-ukraine-and-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=1248790&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--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Zelensky-and-Biden-Seemingly-Asleep-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">President Joe Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday to discuss their ongoing tensions with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>According to a White House readout of the call, Biden said the United States and allies would respond if Russia further invaded Ukrainian territory and would continue to look for ways to assist the country.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden said that the evacuation of family members of American diplomatic personnel should not be seen as a sign that the United States was not committed to the safety and security of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky confirmed the call on social media, thanking Biden for the support.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Had a long phone conversation with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>. Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future. Thanked President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoeBiden<\/a> for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pAsQLYAuig\">pic.twitter.com\/pAsQLYAuig<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1486805290402078726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDiscussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future,\u201d he wrote, noting he thanked Biden for sending military assistance to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPossibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainians were surprised by Biden\u2019s comments that it was likely that Putin would invade their country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy guess is he will move in, he has to do something.\u201d Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/19\/biden-gives-up-on-stopping-putin-in-ukraine-he-will-move-in-he-has-to-do-something\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;about Putin last week at a press conference, suggesting the U.S. and NATO might not respond as forcefully to a \u201cminor incursion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s comments were immediately clarified by the White House, but they raised questions about his commitment to blocking Russia from invading.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Biden and Zelensky have had a complicated relationship, as Biden ignored the Ukrainian\u2019s pleas for the U.S. president to impose sanctions on Russia before Russian President Vladimir Putin invades.<\/p>\n<p>Biden also lifted sanctions on Putin\u2019s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which Zelensky admitted made him \u201cunpleasantly surprised.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pipeline would bypass Ukraine to provide energy to Europe, giving Putin more economic leverage.<\/p>\n<p>In December, Biden also <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/eu-hit-russia-sanctions-ukraine-attacked-81763708\">ignored<\/a> Zelensky\u2019s request for sanctions on Russia, responding to their increasing military pressure on the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor us, it is important to have sanctions applied before, rather than after, the conflict would happen, because if they were applied after the conflict would happen, this would basically make them meaningless,\u201d Zelensky said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday to discuss their ongoing tensions with Russia. 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