President Joe Biden hit again at Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night, blasting his declare that U.S. wished to ‘destroy Russia’ and saying that the struggle in Ukraine was fully the Russian president’s doing.

He dismissed Putin as a dictator who was certain to lose as he delivered a speech in Warsaw, Poland, to mark the anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. 

‘America and the nations of Europe don’t search to manage or destroy Russia,’ Biden mentioned to cheers within the grounds of Warsaw’s Royal Citadel.

‘The West was not plotting to assault Russia, as Putin mentioned at present and thousands and thousands of Russian residents solely wish to reside in peace with their neighbours will not be the enemy. 

‘This struggle was by no means a necessity. It is a tragedy.’

President Joe Biden received a hero's welcome when he arrived in the grounds of Warsaw's Royal Castle on Tuesday evening to mark the anniversary of the war in Ukraine

President Joe Biden acquired a hero’s welcome when he arrived within the grounds of Warsaw’s Royal Citadel on Tuesday night to mark the anniversary of the struggle in Ukraine

'Brutality will never grind down the will of the free,' said Biden to an audience of Poles and Ukrainian refugees. 'And Ukraine ... Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, never.'

‘Brutality won’t ever grind down the need of the free,’ mentioned Biden to an viewers of Poles and Ukrainian refugees. ‘And Ukraine … Ukraine won’t ever be a victory for Russia, by no means.’

He delivered his speech a day after making a shock go to to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, and hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a long-delayed state-of-the-nation deal with.

The outcome was a face-off that would have from come from the peak of the Chilly Conflict as East and West delivered dueling speeches. Putin accused Washington of sparking the struggle, earlier than Biden hit again. 

The sense of event was solely intensified by the dimensions of the gang awaiting Biden in chilly gloom of the Polish night. The Warsaw mayor’s workplace claimed it was 30,000-strong.

‘One yr in the past, the world was bracing for the autumn of Kyiv,’ Biden instructed the packed crowd. ‘Properly I simply got here from a go to to Kyiv, and I can report Kyiv stands sturdy.’ 

The speech provided an opportunity to riff on certainly one of Biden’s key ideological themes: That authoritarian regimes are fragile within the face of democracy.

‘Autocrats solely perceive one phrase no, no, no,’ he mentioned.

‘No, you’ll not take my nation. No, you’ll not take my freedom. 

‘No, you’ll not take my future. 

‘And I will repeat tonight what I mentioned final yr, the identical place. A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire won’t ever have the ability to ease the individuals’s love of liberty. 

‘Brutality won’t ever grind down the need of the free. 

‘And Ukraine … Ukraine won’t ever be a victory for Russia, by no means.’

The day began with President Vladimir Putin of Russia giving  his state-of-the-nation address, in which he railed against the West. It set up Biden's speech as a defense of democracy

The day started with President Vladimir Putin of Russia giving  his state-of-the-nation deal with, by which he railed in opposition to the West. It arrange Biden’s speech as a protection of democracy

The Royal Warsaw Castle offered a spectacular backdrop. Polish President Andrzej Duda introduced Biden to a crowd of thousands in the castle grounds

The Royal Warsaw Citadel provided a spectacular backdrop. Polish President Andrzej Duda launched Biden to a crowd of 1000’s within the fort grounds

Biden arrived to find a city in a state of high anticipation. His trip to Kyiv only heightened the excitement and he delivered his speech to a packed crowd at the castle

Biden arrived to discover a metropolis in a state of excessive anticipation. His journey to Kyiv solely heightened the thrill and he delivered his speech to a packed crowd on the fort

Earlier in the day, Polish President Andrzej Duda (right) welcomed Biden to Warsaw

Earlier within the day, Polish President Andrzej Duda (proper) welcomed Biden to Warsaw

Polish President Andrzej Duda and US president Joe Biden face each other during their meeting at the presidential palace. Biden used the occasion to promise support to Europe

Polish President Andrzej Duda and US president Joe Biden face one another throughout their assembly on the presidential palace. Biden used the event to vow assist to Europe

His speech mirrored simply how a lot the area has modified since Biden visited a little bit underneath a yr in the past. Then Kyiv gave the impression to be getting ready to catastrophe, as Russian troops advance in a lightning assault.

Now town is secure sufficient for a sitting American president to go to, permitting a really visible present of assist.

But on Tuesday night he nonetheless warned that there have been ‘onerous and really bitter days, victories and tragedies’ forward however promised that the U.S. wouldn’t waver in its assist for Ukraine. 

‘There must be little doubt our assist for Ukraine won’t waver, NATO won’t be divided. And we won’t tire,’ he mentioned.

‘President Putin’s craving, lust for land and energy will fail.’

Coldplay’s ‘Sky filled with Stars’ performed on the finish of the speech, and Biden posed for footage with supporters waving Ukrainian and Polish flags. 

‘Keep sturdy,’ he mentioned to the gang as he left. 

He met with Polish President Andrzej Duda on the presidential palace earlier, the place he set out as soon as once more the US’ dedication to European safety and to Ukraine.

‘We’ve got to have safety in Europe,’ he mentioned. ‘It is that fundamental, that easy, that consequential.’

President Joe Biden is welcomed to Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelensky during a surprise visit on Monday morning. Biden announced a fresh $500 million in aid for Ukraine

President Joe Biden is welcomed to Kyiv by President Volodomyr Zelensky throughout a shock go to on Monday morning. Biden introduced a contemporary $500 million in support for Ukraine

He arrived after making the 10-hour overnight journey from Poland to Kyiv, arriving in the war-torn city on Monday morning. He traveled back again later that afternoon by the same route

He arrived after making the 10-hour in a single day journey from Poland to Kyiv, arriving within the war-torn metropolis on Monday morning. He traveled again once more later that afternoon by the identical route

President Joe Biden arrives for a surprise visit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

President Joe Biden arrives for a shock go to with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

He talked about his go to to Poland final yr, quickly after Russia invaded Ukraine. 

‘A yr later, I’d argue that NATO is stronger than it is ever been,’ he mentioned. ‘As I instructed President Zelensky whereas we spoke in Kyiv yesterday I can proudly say that our assist for Ukraine stays unwavering.’

Biden arrived in Warsaw late on Monday evening, after making the 10-hour prepare journey again from Kyiv.

There he delighted locals by saying a contemporary spherical of arms deliveries, recommitting the U.S. to its assist of Ukraine, and making an open-air walkabout to honor the nation’s fallen troopers.

Officers mentioned Biden solely signed off on the journey after a safety briefing within the Oval Workplace on Friday.

‘I assumed it was important that there not be any doubt, none in anyway, about US assist for Ukraine within the struggle,’ mentioned Biden as he sat for talks with President Volodomyr Zelensky quickly arriving. 

‘The Ukrainian individuals have stepped up in a means that few individuals ever have up to now.’ 

Duda launched Biden forward of his speech on Tuesday, and described how he had made a ‘spectactular’ gesture together with his go to.

‘He put his foot on Ukrainian soil, the place struggle is raging,’ mentioned the Polish president. ‘He demonstrated {that a} free world and its chief shouldn’t be afraid of something.

‘He confirmed that Ukraine shouldn’t be alone.’

The go to infuriated Russia. And Putin used a long-planned speech to accuse the West of sowing struggle and instability.

‘It is they who’ve began the struggle,’ he instructed an viewers of lawmakers. ‘And we’re utilizing pressure to finish it.’ 

Flanked by 4 Russian tricolor flags, Putin mentioned the U.S. and its allies had been sowing chaos and struggle.

‘The individuals of Ukraine have grow to be the hostage of the Kyiv regime and its Western overlords, who’ve successfully occupied this nation within the political, army and financial sense,’ he mentioned.

And he used the event to say that he was suspending Russia’s participation in the New START Treaty, the final main arms management treaty between Moscow and Washington.