Joe Biden has pledged support from the US and its allies for Ukraine “until they prevail” in the war against Russia’s invasion and said Washington would send more air defence systems to Kyiv after signing a 10-year defence pact with Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The US president’s comments and the deal with his Ukrainian counterpart marked a show of unity between the leaders following tensions between Washington and Kyiv in recent weeks.
Biden and Zelenskyy announced the deal on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Puglia, Italy, as the group of leading advanced economies announced new measures to support Kyiv and punish Russia for its two-and-a-half year long military invasion of Ukraine.