US President Joe Biden has promised that Vladimir Putin will be held accountable, following Russia’s latest large-scale bombing of several Ukrainian cities.
The US President Joe Biden condemned on Monday the large-scale bombing of Russia against several cities Ukraine and promised that the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, will be held accountable for the “atrocities” committed during the war.
“The United States strongly condemns today’s Russian missile attacks in Ukraine, including kyiv. These attacks killed and injured civilians, in addition to destroying non-military infrastructure,” the US president criticized in a statement.
Biden, who offered his condolences to the relatives of the victims, considered that these bombings “demonstrate once again the complete brutality of Mr. Putin’s illegal war against the Ukrainian people.”
“These attacks only reinforce our commitment to the people of Ukraine. Together with our allies, we will continue to impose costs on Russia for its aggression, hold Putin and Russia accountable for their atrocities and war crimes; and we will provide the necessary support for the Ukrainian forces to defend their country,” he asserted.
Likewise, Biden called on Russia to “immediately end this unjustified aggression and withdraw its troops from Ukraine.”
minutes before, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called his Ukrainian counterpart, Dymitro Kuleba, to express their support for him in the face of Russia’s attacks.
The large-scale Russian bombardments launched on Monday against Ukrainian cities, including kyiv, have caused an as yet undetermined number of deaths, while the population seeks protection in shelters.
The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky noted in a message to the Ukrainian people that the massive attacks in various regions of Ukraine are aimed at damaging the energy infrastructure and causing casualties among the civilian population.
Russia presented the bombings as a response to the attack this weekend on the bridge of Crimeawhich links this peninsula with its territory and for which the Kremlin holds the Ukrainian secret services responsible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to launch further such attacks if Ukraine commits major “terrorist attacks” on Russia.