Biden to use rest of term putting Ukraine in ‘best position’, senior aide says
The US president will meet Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the UN General Assembly this month
US President Joe Biden will use his remaining months in office to strengthen Ukraine, a senior aide said on Saturday, as Kyiv fights off Russia’s invasion for a third year.
Biden withdrew from the US elections, which are potentially perilous for Ukraine as they could see Ukraine-sceptic Donald Trump back in the White House.
The prospect has raised fears in Kyiv, which relies mainly on the US for support and is preparing for Biden’s handover in January.
Biden is “determined to use the four months to put Ukraine in the best possible position to prevail”, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told a forum in Kyiv.
“President Zelensky has said that ultimately this war has to end through negotiations, and we need them to be strong in those negotiations,” Sullivan said, adding Ukraine would decide when to enter negotiations with Russia.
Sullivan was speaking via video-link at a conference organised by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation.
