{"id":383744,"date":"2021-04-03T13:11:37","date_gmt":"2021-04-03T17:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=383744"},"modified":"2021-04-03T13:11:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-03T17:11:39","slug":"biden-holds-first-phone-call-with-ukraine-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-holds-first-phone-call-with-ukraine-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden holds first phone call with Ukraine president"},"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\">16<\/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-holds-first-phone-call-with-ukraine-president%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=383744&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 id=\"attachment_2393488\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2393488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KYIV, UKRAINE \u2013 JANUARY 31: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a press conference on January 31, 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Photo by Anastasia Vlasova\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 10:10 AM PT \u2013 Saturday, April 3, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>More than two months after taking office, Joe Biden held his first official phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House on Friday, Biden emphasized the desire to fight corruption and implement a reform agenda based on the shared democratic values of the two nations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Biden spoke with Ukraine&#8217;s president today and &#8220;affirmed the United States\u2019 unwavering support for Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia\u2019s ongoing aggression,&#8221; per the White House. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/U55AylyV6o\">pic.twitter.com\/U55AylyV6o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josh_wingrove\/status\/1378001451377655808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden faced extreme backlash during his campaign for his family\u2019s connection to alleged corruption in Ukraine last year.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions are brewing between Ukraine and Russia, as NATO is warning of an increased Russian military presence at the border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve seen this movie before of the disinformation campaign that Russia has implemented in the past as it relates to their aggressions at the border of Ukraine,\u201d White House press secretary Jen Psaki stated. \u201cSo that is certainly something we\u2019re watching, we are concerned about, and we will continue to communicate from here, but also with our partners in Europe about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House has not revealed whether President Trump\u2019s calls for an investigation into Biden\u2019s ties to the country were discussed.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/u-s-to-negotiate-nuclear-deal-with-iran-in-vienna\/\">U.S. To Negotiate Nuclear Deal With Iran In Vienn<\/a>a<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KYIV, UKRAINE \u2013 JANUARY 31: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a press conference on January 31, 2020 in Kyiv, Ukraine. 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