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President Biden wrapped up the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan by standing in solidarity with Ukraine and reassuring world economic powers that Uncle Sam would not default as debt ceiling negotiations continue in Washington.
During a Sunday meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden announced a new military aid package worth $375 million and vowed to give Ukraine ammunition and armored vehicles.
The aid comes as the US agreed to train Ukrainian troops on American-made F-16 fighter jets so they could eventually be transferred to Ukraine.
“We have Ukraine’s back and we’re not going anywhere,” Biden said.
Zelensky’s office, meanwhile, clarified his comments on the key eastern city of Bakhmut, which Russia claims it captured Sunday with the help of mercenaries.
During his meeting with Biden, Zelensky had said Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” seeming to indicate the end of the fiercest battle yet during the 15-month-long war.
However, later his press secretary clarified that his words had been misconstrued and that the Ukrainian leader had denied that Russia captured Bakhmut.
