VILNIUS — President Joe Biden’s motorcade arrived at Vilnius International Airport precisely at 8:49 p.m. local time following an uneventful journey. Stepping out of “The Beast,” Biden made his way towards the awaiting press pool, where he engaged in a Q&A session, addressing questions concerning Ukraine and NATO.
Q: How did your meeting with Zelenskyy go?
President Biden: It went very well. We accomplished every goal we set out to accomplish.
Q: How long will it take to get Ukraine in NATO?
President Biden: It’s not for a while. It’s not until the war is over. One thing Zelenskyy understands is that whether or not he’s in NATO now, is not relevant as long as he has the commitments agreed to by the Allies.
Q: Do you feel that the issue for Crimea to be resolved?
President Biden: 17 other things need to be fully resolved too. Crimea is important but there’s much more to deal with.
President of Ukraine attend a NATO Ukraine Council on day two of the NATO Summit in Lithuania. [Photo: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street]
Q: What update did Zelenskyy give about how the counteroffensive is going?
President Biden: I’m not liberty to get into details, but we talked at length about it with all those military people there, and they are still optimistic but they know it’s a hard slog. But I don’t think it’s appropriate [to describe the details.]
Q: Do you want to send ATACMS?
Biden said they have an equivalent. “What we need most of all is artillery shells. We’re in short supply, but we’re working on that. They seem very satisfied with everything we’re doing.”
Q: Do you think Menendez will drop his objections on F-16s to Turkey?
President Biden: I’m confident that Turkey will continue to support Sweden getting into NATO, and I’m confident we’ll be able to sell those F-16s.
What kind of message did NATO send?
President Biden: We’re together. We’re together.
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