{"id":2010550,"date":"2023-08-24T09:13:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-marks-ukrainian-independence-hours-after-war-sparks-rift-on-gop-debate-stage\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T09:14:32","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T13:14:32","slug":"biden-marks-ukrainian-independence-hours-after-war-sparks-rift-on-gop-debate-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-marks-ukrainian-independence-hours-after-war-sparks-rift-on-gop-debate-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden acknowledges Ukrainian independence amidst GOP debate division over war."},"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\">20<\/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-marks-ukrainian-independence-hours-after-war-sparks-rift-on-gop-debate-stage%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=2010550&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--><h2>President Joe Biden Commemorates \u200bUkrainian Independence<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden marked\u2062 the 32nd anniversary of Ukrainian independence on Thursday morning, just hours after Republican presidential challengers debated the future of aid to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Most candidates, including former Vice \u2063President Mike\u2063 Pence and ex-Govs.\u2064 Chris Christie and Nikki Haley, expressed their support for continuing security and economic aid to Ukraine in its ongoing battle against Russia&#8217;s invasion. However, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) and businessman Vivek\u2062 Ramaswamy took a different stance, suggesting that aid to Ukraine should \u200cbe cut off or limited.<\/p>\n<h3>Debate\u2064 on Key \u200cIssues<\/h3>\n<p>Ramaswamy specifically criticized \u2063candidates who had visited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, referring to it as a \u200d&#8221;pilgrimage&#8221; to &#8220;their pope.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;For 18 months, Ukrainian families have\u2064 lived under the daily threat of Russian\u200d rockets and the\u200d reality of brutal\u2064 attacks. But\u2063 the people of Ukraine have refused to break,&#8221; Biden, who is currently\u200c vacationing in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, wrote\u200d in a statement \u200con Thursday morning. &#8220;On this Independence Day, as they have since \u200bRussia first invaded Ukraine in 2014, brave Ukrainian women and men \u200dare defending\u200c Ukraine from \u200dassaults on fundamental principles essential to every nation on \u2062the planet \u2014 sovereignty and territorial \u2062integrity. They are showing the \u200dworld once more that freedom is worth fighting for.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The \u2063United States\u200c will continue\u2063 our work, together with\u200b partners all \u2064around the world, to support Ukraine\u2019s ability to defend itself against Russia\u2019s aggression, to uphold the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">foundational principles<\/a> of the U.N. \u200cCharter, and to help the Ukrainian people build the secure, prosperous, and\u2064 independent future they \u200bdeserve,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;Our commitment to Ukraine\u2019s independence is unwavering and enduring.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> also\u200c emphasized \u200cthe efforts made by the U.S. and its allies to hold Russian forces accountable for war crimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-trump-chides-rival-desantis-to-get-home-amid-floridas-insurance-crisis-and-campaign-woes\/\" title=\"Trump tells DeSantis to return home amidst Florida's insurance crisis and campaign troubles.\">specifically \u2062mentioning<\/a> the &#8220;forcible removal of thousands \u200cof Ukrainian children to Russia.&#8221; Christie also \u200baddressed this issue during the debate in response to criticism from Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I sincerely hope \u2063that next year, Ukrainians will be able \u200bto celebrate their Independence Day\u200d in peace and safety, knowing\u2064 how their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">biden<\/a>-marks-ukrainian-independence-hours-after-war-sparks-rift-on-gop-debate-stage\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Biden acknowledges Ukrainian independence amidst GOP debate division over war.&#8221;>extraordinary courage\u2064 inspired<\/a> the world,&#8221; Biden concluded his statement. &#8220;May Ukraine\u2019s Independence Day be a reminder that the \u2063forces of darkness and dominion will never extinguish the flame of liberty that lives in the heart of\u200c free people everywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to read more\u2064 from The\u200b Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden marked the 32nd anniversary of Ukrainian independence, following a Republican debate on aid to the country. 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