Biden: We will not leave Ukraine alone; Stability in the Middle East means containing threats from Iran

US President Joe Biden on Thursday night local time in his annual address to Congress, while hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered around the Capitol building against his policies in support of Israel, mixed his words with the Russia-Ukraine war. started.

Biden said in his speech that the purpose of the annual “State of the Nation” address is to wake up Congress and warn people that democracy is in danger.

Biden to Putin: We will not surrender

The American president emphasized: Anyone who thinks that Putin will limit his attacks on Ukraine, assures you that he will not. If we support Ukraine and give it weapons, this country can stop Putin.

He said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has caused confusion in Europe and beyond by attacking Ukraine.

Biden asked congressmen to approve aid to Ukraine and said: “They are not looking for American soldiers. There are no American soldiers in Ukraine, and I am determined that the situation will remain this way.”

The current Democratic President of the United States also condemned the words of former President Donald Trump about Putin and said: “These words are cruel, dangerous and unacceptable.”

Emphasizing that American soldiers will not go to Ukraine, he said to the Russian President: We will not surrender and we will not withdraw.

Biden to Trump: You can’t love the country only when you win

Biden also considered the attack on the US Congress building on January 6, 2021 to be the biggest threat to American democracy since the Civil War.

Criticizing his electoral rival in the upcoming presidential elections of this country, the President of the United States criticized Donald Trump, whose supporters attacked the Congress in 2021, and said: The rebels were not patriots. They came to Congress to prevent the peaceful transfer of power and to overthrow the will of the American people.

Biden said about his Republican rival Trump: Trump is seeking to “hide the truth about January 6. Now is the time to tell the truth and bury the lies. The simple truth is that you cannot love a country only when you are winning.

The American president also defended the performance of his government and said: The American government has created 15 million jobs in the last three years and the unemployment rate is at the lowest level in the last 50 years.

At the same time, Biden admitted that the price of prescription drugs in America is more expensive than anywhere in the world and promised to end this process.

The US President also asked Congress to approve the government’s plan on immigration and strengthening border security.

Biden’s green light for Israel to continue confronting Hamas

The President of the United States, who in the final part of his speech addressed Israel’s war against Gaza, once again supported Israel and criticized Hamas for the Al-Aqsa storm operation on October 7, 2023 (15 October 1402) and said: “Israel has the right to fight Hamas.” to confront.”

Biden, presenting Israel’s claims against Hamas, said: Since Hamas hides among civilians and under hospitals and schools, Israel has a great responsibility to protect the civilians of Gaza.

At the same time, without referring to Israel’s obstacles in the negotiations to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the US president said that Hamas can end the war by releasing the hostages, laying down the weapons and handing over the perpetrators of the October 7 attack. to finish.

Despite supporting Israel to fight Hamas, Biden admitted that the number of civilian deaths in Israel’s current war in Gaza was higher than in all previous wars and added: “More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of whom are not members of Hamas. Thousands and thousands of innocent women, children, boys and girls have been orphaned.”

The US president also acknowledged: “About two million Palestinians have faced bombing or forced displacement. Houses have been destroyed, neighborhoods have been razed to the ground, and cities have been destroyed, and families are without water, food, and medicine, and this is painful.”

Biden prayed while his predictions for establishing a ceasefire in Gaza before the holy month of Ramadan did not come true: “I have been working non-stop to establish an immediate 6-week ceasefire.”

Biden: I have ordered the construction of a temporary dock on the Gaza coast

The American president then continues his campaign activities on the eve of the presidential election in this country and while he is under pressure from the public opinion inside and outside the United States to stop the Israeli war in Gaza, at the same time as Israel obstructs the sending of humanitarian aid to Gaza said: I have ordered the army to lead an emergency mission to build a temporary wharf (port) in the Mediterranean Sea and on the coast of Gaza.

Instead of taking action to stop the attacks of the Israeli regime, Biden said that this pier can receive large shipments of food, water, medicine and temporary shelters, but no American military forces will enter Gaza.

The American president claimed: This action will greatly increase the amount of aid that reaches Gaza every day.

Emphasizing that Israel should facilitate the process of providing humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians, Biden said to this regime: “Humanitarian aid should not be a second priority or a tool to exert pressure.”

Biden: Stability in the West Asia means curbing threats from Iran

Biden then repeated the anti-Iranian claims and said: establishing stability in the West Asia means curbing threats from Iran. For this reason, I have formed a coalition of 12 countries to defend international shipping and freedom of maritime traffic in the Red Sea.

The President of the United States stated: I have ordered attacks to weaken the capabilities of the Houthis (Yemen’s Ansarullah) and to defend the American forces in the region, and as the commander-in-chief, I will not hesitate to take further measures to protect the people and our military forces. did.

Biden then went on to support the Israeli regime and said: I am the only American president who visited Israel during the war. There is no other way than the two-state solution to guarantee the security of Israel and its democracy. There is no other way that can guarantee the Palestinians to live in peace.

President of the United States, there is no other path that can guarantee that Israel lives in peace with all its neighbors, including Saudi Arabia.

Biden’s speech lasting more than an hour and the presence of the Prime Minister of Sweden in the US Congress

Biden’s speech this year about the state of America lasted for more than an hour and all the members of the federal government except the Minister of Education, as well as the judges of the Supreme Court of America and other senior American officials were present.

According to tradition, a member of the US government delegation is selected during the annual speech of the president to be outside the venue of the speech in case of an emergency and an unforeseen event so that the president and other senior officials are able to do so. should not be responsible, take over the administration of affairs that was elected as the education minister of the Biden government this year.

The Prime Minister of Sweden, whose country joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday as the 32nd member of this treaty, was also present at Biden’s annual speech to Congress, where Biden congratulated Sweden on joining NATO at the very beginning of his speech. .

Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Sweden and Finland wanted to join NATO, and these two countries are now members of this treaty.

Source: IRNA