

The president’s address was a paean to NATO and the transatlantic security architecture he has toiled to strengthen since well before the invasion began. Before the president walked on stage, a group could be heard chanting Slava Ukraini (glory to Ukraine). Our unity will not falter, I promise you,” he told a crowd of 10,000 American- and Ukraine-flag-toting onlookers who gathered at Vilnius University. “The defense of freedom is not the work of a day or a year. He pushed for the protection and promotion of global democracy not just in Ukraine against VLADIMIR PUTIN’s Russia, but also well into the future to keep dictators and other global threats at bay. Standing in the heart of a capital of a former Soviet republic, Biden boasted that democracies who champion freedom against authoritarianism’s creep have held strong, even in the face of the largest land war in Europe since World War II. He used his last moments here to rally NATO allies and the world’s democracies to stick together as Russia’s war on Ukraine extends beyond 500 days. VILNIUS, Lithuania - Boy, does President JOE BIDEN love talking about democracy and freedom. With help from Laura Kayali, Cristina Gallardo, Lili Bayer, Hans von der Burchard and Daniel Lippman

Speaking at Vilnius University, President Joe Biden boasted that democracies who champion freedom against authoritarianism’s creep have held strong.
