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New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI): India is a bit shaky in terms of showing support against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, US President Joe Biden has said asserting that most American friends and allies have presented a united front in terms of dealing with Vladimir Putin\u2019s \u201caggression\u201d. On February 24, Russian forces launched military operations in Ukraine, three days after Moscow recognised Ukraine\u2019s breakaway regions \u2013 Donetsk and Luhansk \u2013 as independent entities.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one thing I\u2019m confident, knowing Putin fairly well, as well as I, guess another leader can know one another, is that he was counting on being able to split NATO. He never thought NATO would stay resolved, stay totally thoroughly united. And I can assure you, NATO has never been stronger or more united in its entire history than it is today, in large part, because of (Russian President) Vladimir Putin,\u201d Biden told a business roundtable of CEOs on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut in response to his aggression, there has been \u2014 he\u2019s pretty \u2014 we presented a united front throughout NATO and in the Pacific. The QUAD is, with the possible exception of India being somewhat shaky on some of this, but Japan has been extremely strong, so is Australia, in terms of dealing with Putin\u2019s aggression,\u201d said the Biden said.<\/p>\n
Last month, Biden had said that India and the US were trying to resolve their differences on the issue of Russian aggression against Ukraine. \u201cWe presented a united front throughout NATO and the Pacific, and you did a hell of a lot to help us impose sanctions and incur costs, real costs, on the Russian economy. We are seeing now that it mattered. It was really important what you all did. Not every one of you, but I\u2019m not suggesting you all had to. But those of you who did step up, it made a big difference,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is a group of 30 North American and European nations. According to NATO, its purpose \u201cis to guarantee the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.\u201d The QUAD \u2013 comprising Japan, India, Australia and the United States \u2013 is not an alliance but a grouping of countries driven by shared interests and values and interested in strengthening a rules-based order in the strategically-important Indo-Pacific region.
\nBiden joined the CEOs roundtable. The Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond, and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese met with 16 CEOs of major companies across several industries, including energy, food, and manufacturing to provide a briefing on the latest developments on Putin\u2019s unprovoked and unjustified war against Ukraine.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey conveyed the Administration\u2019s commitment to continue imposing heavy costs on Putin to degrade Russia\u2019s war machine and support the people of Ukraine while taking concrete actions to mitigate the price increases on American consumers caused by Putin\u2019s action,\u201d the White House said.\u201cParticipants also discussed the need to work together to address Putin\u2019s disruptions to global markets and supply chains, especially for energy and agricultural commodities, and identify alternative sources of supply for key goods. The private sector and the Administration committed to close communication and coordination going forward,\u201d said the White House.Biden said that Putin was not anticipating the extent or strength of the US-led unity of the international community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe more his back is against the wall, the greater severity of the tactics he may employ. We\u2019ve seen it before. He\u2019s run a lot of false flag operations. Whenever he starts talking about something he thinks NATO, Ukraine, or the United States is about to do, it means he\u2019s getting ready to do it. Not a joke. You may recall, I said this to a few of you this morning, that I was able to declassify a whole range of operations that they were about to engage in without sacrificing sources and methods,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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