President Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged Thursday to aid Ukraine’s fight against Moscow for as long as it takes, saying a long-term commitment will force Russian President Vladimir Putin to reconsider whether the war is worth it.
The Kyiv commitment was one of several areas of agreement between the leaders, who have struggled to strike a bilateral trade pact but said after their Oval Office meeting that they are committed to better economic ties, including the protection of mineral supplies and the safe application of technologies such as artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
The president said the U.S. wants to help Ukraine repel Russian invaders and strengthen Kyiv’s military over the long term. Mr. Biden said the relationship between the countries is in “real good shape” and compared the meeting to historical ones between President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill, though said new challenges are on the horizon.
“The one thing I know won’t change,” he said, “is the strength of our partnership, our friendship. We will put values front and center as we’ve always done to deliver for the British and American people.” Mr. Biden said he spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday and offered any assistance Canada needs “to rapidly accelerate the effort to put out these fires, particularly those in Quebec, where the fires are having the most direct impacts on American communities.”
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