US President Joe Biden will vow to make Vladimir Putin “pay a price” for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in his first State of the Union address. Mr Biden planned in his remarks to highlight the bravery of Ukrainian defenders and the resolve of a newly reinvigorated Western alliance that has worked to rearm the Ukrainian military and cripple Russia’s economy through sanctions.
He is set to deliver an ominous warning. He will say that without consequences, Russian President Putin’s aggression would not be contained to Ukraine.
“Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson - when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos,” Mr Biden is to say, according to advance excerpts released by the White House. “They keep moving and the costs and threats to America and the world keep rising.”
