Biden Assures Putin: No NATO for Ukraine Without Significant Changes, No Nuclear Weapons
Jan 17, 2025, 10:58 AM
U.S. President Joe Biden has revealed details of his discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that he assured Putin that Ukraine would not join NATO without significant changes to the alliance system, and that no nuclear weapons would be placed in Ukraine. Biden's comments were made in the context of a conversation from 2021, where he addressed Putin's concerns about the potential deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Biden emphasized that the U.S. had removed all nuclear weapons from Ukraine and would not reintroduce them, nor would Ukraine become a part of NATO until its system undergoes significant changes.
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