Biden addressing Zelensky bad news for you.. You can't get rid of us. You're stuck with us.

Biden addressing Zelensky:

bad news for you..

You can't get rid of us. You're stuck with us.

US President Joe Biden joked :

during talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Vilnius, that "Kiev has no salvation from Washington."

At the beginning of the meeting on Rada TV

Biden joked:

"Bad news for you, Mr. Zelensky.

You won't be able to get rid of us, you're stuck with us ".

Prior to the start of the meeting, Zelenskiy tweeted that the leaders in the talks would discuss "[Ukraine's] security and everything that would enhance it".

Earlier :

• the Ukrainian President met with representatives of

• the Alliance's member States

• most notably British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

Biden joked:

Ukraine will join NATO in 1 hour 20 minutes

US President Joe Biden, responding to Ukraine's near accession to NATO after the end of the crisis, said Kiev would join the alliance in an hour and twenty minutes.

On Wednesday :

Biden and Zelensky held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of

the NATO summit in Vilnius.

During a brief part of the media presence, a journalist asked Zelensky how close the armed conflict with Russia was to an end and his desire to see his country in NATO.

The US President joked:

One hour 20 minutes.

Guys :

• you're asking meaningful questions. 

• The United States has repeatedly made clear at

• the official level that it sees Ukraine's future in NATO.

In addition, at the same meeting :

the US President joked that Kiev had no salvation from Washington

Biden told Zelensky: "Thank you for what you're doing.

Bad news for you :

Mr. Zelensky.

You won't be able to get rid of us, you're stuck with us. thank you

The United States is currently Kiev's largest military and economic donor and has repeatedly made clear at the official level that it intends to support Ukraine "for as long as it takes".

Biden:

G7 countries will help Ukraine build its air, land and sea defenses

President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday that

the G7 countries would help Ukraine build its air, land and sea defenses.

For his part :

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that

"the G7 pledges are a major security victory" for Ukraine.

During his meeting with NATO leaders in Vilnius

• Biden explained that NATO member states had agreed to

• provide Ukraine with the necessary military assistance to

• build a robust defence system.

We intend to help Ukraine build a strong defence system in the air

• maritime and ground fields

• which will be an important tool in stabilizing

• the region and deterring any new threats, he said.

The G7 States had agreed to provide

Ukraine with the necessary security assurances at the bilateral level.

He continued :

The process of supporting Ukraine :

in which the States of the Group will participate, and any other State wishing to hold long-term bilateral discussions on our commitments to Kiev, will begin."

The Director of Europe of the United States National Security Council

Amanda Slot :

• announced that President Joe Biden

• G7 leaders and Ukrainian President

• Vladimir Zelensky would make an important announcement today.

"The resolution will also announce the intention of the G-7 States to assist Ukraine in establishing an armed force that can defend itself and deter future attacks", with a focus on "long-term investment" in military and economic areas.

Kiev will join the alliance sooner or later.

Stoltenberg announces the formation of the "Ukraine-NATO" Council

NATO :

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg announced on

Wednesday the establishment of :

the "Ukraine-NATO" Council at his first meeting within the Vilnius Summit.

Before the start of the first meeting of :

the "Ukraine-NATO" Council, Stoltenberg welcomed the participation of Ukraine's President, Vladimir Zelensky, on Wednesday at the NATO Summit in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius.

Stoltberg assured the Ukrainian president that

NATO "will continue to support Ukraine militarily as long as necessary."

"The path of Ukraine's membership will change from a two-step process to a one-step process," the NATO Secretary-General said, adding: "We will issue an invitation to Ukraine to join NATO when allies agree that all conditions have been met."

Stoltenberg stressed the need for

"reliable arrangements"

to ensure Ukraine's security at the end of the war

welcoming the plan of many allies to

commit to providing long-term security assurances to

Ukraine:

"This step will help deter any future aggression by Russia after the end of this war", noting that this is complementary to NATO's support for Kyiv.

The decisions taken in Vilnius constitute :

• the beginning of a new chapter in the relationship between

• NATO and Ukraine

• Stoltenberg concluded

adding :

Today :

we meet equally, and I look forward to the day when we meet as allies.