Biden speaks about Ukraine in his farewell speech as president
Photo: Joe Biden, President of the United States (Getty Images)
US President summarized his four-year tenure as head of state a few days before Donald Trump's inauguration. In a 19-minute address from the Oval Office, Joe Biden, among other things, touched upon the war in Ukraine, CNN reports.
The US President used most of his address to issue a final warning about the path he sees for the American nation and warned of threats to undermine the institutions he has revered for over 50 years.
Biden urged Americans to continue to participate in the democratic process amid the nationalistic worldview of the next 47th president of the United States, the representative of the Republican Party, Trump.
According to him, it will take some time for his achievements as head of state to become tangible. At the same time, Biden said he was extremely proud of the list of achievements he left behind.
Instead, the 46th president of the United States called for patience in assessing his “legacy as one of rebuilding and transformation.”
“It will take time to feel the full impact of what we’ve done together. But the seeds are planted, and they’ll grow and they’ll bloom for decades to come,” he said in the Oval Office during his farewell address.
Mention of Ukraine
During his farewell speech, the American President spoke very succinctly about Russia's ongoing large-scale war against Ukraine. He stated Moscow's strategic fiasco in its intention to destroy the Ukrainian state and its sovereignty.
“Ukraine is still free,” Biden said.
Strengthening NATO and a list of other achievements
He also said that the United States “pulled ahead of our competition with China and so much more.”
Biden, among other things, noted the achievements in foreign policy and pointed out how he had “strengthened NATO.”
He also listed some of his accomplishments, including lowering prescription drug prices for seniors, passing gun safety laws, and helping veterans get health care.
Biden also warned of the “great risks and great opportunities” posed by artificial intelligence.
“In the age of AI, it’s more important than ever that the people must govern. And as the land of liberty, America – not China – must lead the world in the development of AI,” he added.
On January 13, Joe Biden, in his final speech as US President at the State Department, emphasized that despite Vladimir Putin's claims that Ukraine would be invaded in three days, this did not happen. Biden added that the Kremlin leader had not been able to visit Kyiv, while he was in the center of the Ukrainian capital.
“We rallied 50 nations to stand with Ukraine. We delivered air interceptors, massive numbers of munitions, enacted sanctions to keep Ukraine in the fight,” the US president said.
Biden recently said that there is a real chance that Ukrainians can win the war with Russia.
