{"id":556186,"date":"2021-06-07T20:20:31","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T00:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=556186"},"modified":"2021-06-07T20:20:39","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T00:20:39","slug":"biden-affirms-military-support-for-ukraine-ahead-of-putin-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-affirms-military-support-for-ukraine-ahead-of-putin-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Affirms Military Support For Ukraine Ahead Of Putin Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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-affirms-military-support-for-ukraine-ahead-of-putin-meeting%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=556186&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>The U.S. will deliver 900,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to Ukraine and will continue to support the country\u2019s sovereignty against Russian aggression, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Monday phone call.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has promised to send 80 million coronavirus vaccine doses as aide to nations across the globe. Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/02\/biden-ukraine-russia-zelensky-hunter-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">call with Zelensky<\/a> comes roughly a week before he is scheduled to meet face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/putin-blasts-us-as-hypocritical-ahead-of-meeting-with-biden-points-to-prosecution-of-capitol-rioters\/https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/07\/vladimir-putin-gop-house-members-joe-biden-nord-stream-2-pipeline-sanctions-letter-russia-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: REPORT: \u2018A Gift To Putin\u2019: GOP House Members Rip Biden For Scrapping Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Sanctions)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden affirmed the United States\u2019 unwavering commitment to Ukraine\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of ongoing Russian aggression in Donbas and Crimea,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7046977\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"36\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7046977\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7046977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news briefing with Polish President Andrzej Duda (not pictured) as they meet in Kyiv, Ukraine October 12, 2020. REUTERS\/Valentyn Ogirenko\/Pool\/File Photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383.jpg 2528w, https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383-282x120.jpg 282w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383-620x265-1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383-768x328-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383-1536x656-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383-2048x875-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2528px) 100vw, 2528px\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7046977\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint news briefing with Polish President Andrzej Duda (not pictured) as they meet in Kyiv, Ukraine October 12, 2020. (REUTERS\/Valentyn Ogirenko\/Pool\/File Photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Putin ordered a military buildup on Ukraine\u2019s eastern border in April, alarming both Ukrainian and U.S. military officials. Putin had annexed parts of Crimea in a 2014 conflict during President Barack Obama\u2019s presidency. Putin backed off and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-56842763\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deescalated<\/a> the buildup by the end of April, however.<\/p>\n<p>Putin has also begun posturing ahead of the June 16 meeting, attacking the U.S. as <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/04\/putin-blasts-us-as-hypocritical-ahead-of-meeting-with-biden-points-to-prosecution-of-capitol-rioters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hypocritical on human rights<\/a> due to its treatment of pro-Trump rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6th.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"8.9230769230769\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Russian President Vladimir Putin is setting a tough tone for his upcoming summit with President Joe Biden. Putin said that Russia-U.S. relations \u201care at an extremely low level now.\u201d He also accused Washington of trying to contain Russia\u2019s development. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4dTi8rc5wp\">https:\/\/t.co\/4dTi8rc5wp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AP\/status\/1400875329401544704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Biden plans to press Putin on Ukraine as well as recent hacking attacks against the U.S. that have originated from Russia-based hacking groups, according to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has named a number of hacking groups based in Russia as responsible for ransomware attacks against Colonial Pipeline and JBS, the world\u2019s largest meat producer. Psaki declined to say whether Russia has offered any assistance in tracking down the hacking groups. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/16\/office-director-national-intelligence-trump-biden-iran-russian-chinese-hacking-election-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Biden\u2019s Intel Chief Releases 2020 Election Report Confirming Russian And Iranian Interference)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs it President Biden\u2019s view that President Putin can stop these attacks, these hacks, from occurring if he wanted to?\u201d a reporter asked during Wednesday briefing at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden certainly thinks that President Putin and the Russian government has a role to play in stopping and preventing these attacks,\u201d Psaki said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. will deliver 900,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to Ukraine and will continue to support the country\u2019s sovereignty against Russian aggression, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2279544,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Affirms Military Support For Ukraine Ahead Of Putin Meeting","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-556186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/2020-11-09T152211Z_1_LYNXMPEGA8164_RTROPTP_4_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UKRAINE-PRESIDENT-scaled-e1605016542383.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Biden Affirms Military Support For Ukraine Ahead Of Putin Meeting","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556186","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556186"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556186\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2279544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}