Make no mistake, Russia failing in this war: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a historic donation of air-defence equipment for Ukraine and said Russia is failing in this war.Welcoming leaders of NATO member countries for the historic summit on the occasion of its 75th anniversary, Biden said the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania and Italy will provide Ukraine with the equipment for five additional strategic air-defence systems.
In the coming months, the US and its partners intend to provide Ukraine with dozens of additional tactical air-defence systems, he said, adding that the US will make sure that when "we export critical air-defence interceptors, Ukraine goes to the front of the line".“Together, we built a global coalition to stand with Ukraine,” Biden said. “Make no mistake, Russia is failing in this war. More than two years into [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war of choice, its losses are staggering. More than 350,000 Russian troops, dead, wounded … many young people have left Russia because they no longer see a future in Russia.”
Ukraine is unlikely to secure membership into the alliance this year, since the ongoing war with Russia would drag all 32 members of NATO into a war by triggering a defense article.But the U.S. and other allies are expected to signal that Ukraine will be a member one day and to step up support for the country’s defense.