President Biden wrapped up the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan by standing in solidarity with Ukraine and reassuring world financial powers that Uncle Sam wouldn’t default as debt ceiling negotiations proceed in Washington.
Throughout a Sunday assembly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden introduced a brand new army support package deal value $375 million and vowed to present Ukraine ammunition and armored autos.
The help comes because the US agreed to coach Ukrainian troops on American-made F-16 fighter jets so they might finally be transferred to Ukraine.
“We have now Ukraine’s again and we’re not going anyplace,” Biden mentioned.
Zelensky’s workplace, in the meantime, clarified his feedback on the key japanese metropolis of Bakhmut, which Russia claims it captured Sunday with the assistance of mercenaries.
Throughout his assembly with Biden, Zelensky had mentioned Bakhmut was “solely in our hearts,” seeming to point the tip of the fiercest battle but throughout the 15-month-long struggle.
Nonetheless, later his press secretary clarified that his phrases had been misconstrued and that the Ukrainian chief had denied that Russia captured Bakhmut.
“Reporter’s query: Russians mentioned they’ve taken Bakhmut,” Sergii Nykyforov wrote on Fb, in keeping with Reuters. “President’s reply: I believe no.”
He added in Ukrainian: “On this means, the president denied the seize of Bakhmut.”
Even earlier than Zelensky landed Saturday for the summit, the G7 nations had introduced new sanctions and different actions being taken to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. The vowed to position additional strain on the difficulty, calling Russia’s struggle “a menace to the entire world in breach of basic norms, guidelines and ideas of the worldwide group.”
Although talks of the struggle in Ukraine dominated a lot of the summit, leaders of Japan, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Canada and Italy, in addition to the European Union, additionally appeared to handle world concern over a wide range of different points, together with local weather change, poverty, financial instability and nuclear proliferation.
Biden appeared to reassure world leaders that the US wouldn’t default due to stalling debt restrict talks.
Biden additionally mentioned Sunday that he might attempt to use the 14th Modification to handle the debt ceiling, all whereas acknowledging that if he did, potential authorized challenges might nonetheless lead the US to default.
“I’m wanting on the 14th Modification as as to whether or not we have now the authority — I believe we have now the authority,” Biden instructed reporters, in keeping with The Hill.
“The query is, might it’s completed and invoked in time that it will not be appealed, and as a consequence previous the date in query and nonetheless default on the debt. That may be a query that I believe is unresolved.”
Biden was set to renew ongoing negotiations with Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy about elevating the debt ceiling via laws as he flew again to Washington, DC on Air Pressure One.
The Republican and his caucus had handed a invoice that raised the debt restrict whereas additionally chopping spending of a few of Biden’s key agenda gadgets, which the Democrat mentioned was a non-starter.
With Publish wires