After a few hours of calm, CNN teams across Ukraine are hearing renewed strikes, as Biden vows to 'hold Russia accountable'
From CNN's Kevin Liptak
At the United Nations, Ambassador Linda Thomas Greenfield had spoken by phone to Biden in the moments prior to her remarks at an emergency session of the Security Council. He asked her “to convey in the strongest possible terms his -- and our -- steadfast support for Ukraine," she said around 9:45 p.m. ET -- almost exactly the same time as Putin's address.
At the White House, Biden convened a secure phone call with top military brass Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. Roughly an hour later, a request came in from Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky to speak with Biden, who was eager to get him on the phone. Earlier in the day, officials took note of Zelensky's public concerns, including declaring a state of emergency and mobilizing military reservists, believing it was first time he had conveyed publicly the concerns they have discussed privately for weeks.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Putin announces military operation in Ukraine, Biden denounces ‘unprovoked and unjustified’ attack“The people of Ukraine and the government of Ukraine want peace,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an emotional overnight address to his nation in Russian.
Read more »
Russia's Attack on Ukraine Has Begun as the U.S. and Europe Urge Putin to Stand DownExplosions were heard in Kyiv after Russia’s Vladimir Putin announced a military action in Ukraine.
Read more »
Biden had ‘weeks’ to prepare against Putin’s Ukraine ‘invasion;' This didn’t ‘just happen’ overnight: HuckabeeFormer Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee told 'Varney & Co.,' that Biden had 'weeks' to prepare against Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine 'invasion,' underscoring the heightened tensions between the two countries didn’t 'just happen' overnight.
Read more »