RUSSIA-UKRAINE LATEST: 🔷 Vice Pres. Harris meets with Ukrainian President in Munich 🔷 Putin oversees missile drill from Moscow
Vice President Kamala Harris and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Munich for the first time, just one day after President Joe Biden said it wouldn't be wise for him to leave his country.
“If Russia further invades your country, as I mentioned earlier today, we will impose swift and severe economic sanctions. We have been clear about that. We are also clear that we would prefer that this would be resolved in a diplomatic way, and we have remained open to a diplomatic path to resolution. However, if Russia takes aggressive action against Ukraine, we are prepared to implement and to do that work in a unified way with our allies around the world,” Harris said.
Harris reiterated that the U.S. has worked to find a way to de-escalate and remains open to diplomacy, but Russia's actions do not match their words and would pay a price if they attack, she said. Harris also noted U.S. efforts to bolster military posture, stressing,"our forces will not be deployed to fight inside Ukraine. But they will defend every inch of NATO territory since Russia launched its proxy war against Ukraine."Email this article
The drills included launches of two hypersonic missiles, the Kinzhal from a fighter jet and a Zircon anti-ship missile from a warship.
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