Joe Biden, the President of the United States of America, has promised that US forces will protect every inch of NATO nations.
While the US would not send troops into Ukraine to confront Russian forces, Putin stated that the US would join NATO allies in defending the alliance.
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The war between Russia and Ukraine is now in its seventh day, and sanctions against Moscow are growing by the minute.
This was stated by Biden during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, during which he also announced the closure of US airspace to Russian aircraft.
“Let me be clear: our forces are not engaged in conflict with Russian forces in Ukraine, and we will not engage in conflict with Russian forces,” Biden said.
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“Our forces aren’t going to Europe to fight in Ukraine; they’re going to defend our NATO allies if Putin continues to move west.” “Every single inch,” he stated emphatically.