US President Joe Biden delivered an update on the Russia-Ukraine crisis Tuesday, warning the Russian people against waging a "bloody, destructive war" in Ukraine.
"To the citizens of Russia, you are not our enemy," Biden said. "And I do not believe you want a bloody destructive war against Ukraine, a country and the people with whom you share such deep ties of family history and culture."
"We should give the diplomacy every chance to succeed, and I believe there are real ways to address our respective security concerns," he said. "The United States has put on the table concrete idea to establish a security environment in Europe. We're proposing new arms control measures, new transparency measures, new strategic stability measures. These measures will apply to all parties, NATO and Russia alike."
"We will not sacrifice basic principles though," he stressed. "Nations have a right to sovereignty and territorial integrity. They have the freedom to set their own course and choose with whom they will associate."