NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that his "unprovoked and deliberate invasion" of Ukraine will cost him "a continued high price."
Under the shadow of the Ukraine crisis, Biden delivered his first State of the Union (SOTU) address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, saying that Putin had gravely miscalculated when launching the invasion "seeking to shake the foundations of the free world." "He thought that if he rolled into Ukraine, the entire world would fall apart. Instead, he ran into a wall of strength he had never seen before "Biden stated the following.
Biden stated that he had prepared for the invasion by putting together a united front of European and international allies to face Putin.
He invited his audience to stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and President Volodymyr Zelentskyt for "their boldness, fortitude, and determination" that inspires the rest of the world.
The standing ovation was given to Ukraine's Ambassador Oksana Markova, who was present in the chamber. Many attendees brought along Ukrainian flags and some dressed in its colours, blue and yellow.
"When history is written about this era, Putin's assault on Ukraine will have left Russia weaker and the rest of the world stronger," he said.
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