WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivered in-person assurances to Ukraine’s besieged leaders Wednesday as President Joe Biden vowed to punish Russia if it invades the former Soviet republic.
“The world is watching,” Blinken said in a short news conference with Ukraine’s foreign minister, Dmytro Kuleba, in the capital city of Kyiv.
Soon after Blinken’s meetings with leaders in Ukraine, Biden said he expects Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a move with his troops massed at the countries’ border. “I’m not so sure that he is certain what is he going to do,” Biden said at a news conference Wednesday at the White House.
