South Court Auditorium 3:50 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Tom. Tom Conway, you going to say hi to me? MR. CONWAY: Mr. President, how are you? THE PRESIDENT: I haven't seen you in such a long time. MR. CONWAY: Oh, it's been a while. You doing all right? THE PRESIDENT: Yeah,...
Since Russia began deploying troops to the Ukrainian border, the United States has worked closely with our Allies and partners to deliver a strong, unified response. As I said when I met with Chancellor Scholz earlier this month, Germany has been a leader in that effort, and we have closely coordinated our efforts to stop...
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Biden-Harris Administration, Companies Announce Major Investments to Expand Domestic Critical Minerals Supply Chain, Breaking Dependence on China and Boosting Sustainable Practices Critical minerals provide the building blocks for many modern technologies and are essential to our national security and economic prosperity. These minerals-such as rare earth elements, lithium, and cobalt-can be found in products from...
Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin of Russia recognized two regions of Ukraine as independent states and today claimed that recognition to include all of the Donbas region. The Russian Parliament also authorized the deployment of additional Russian forces into this Ukrainian territory. As President Biden and our Allies and partners have made clear, we will...
M. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, hosted a meeting yesterday with his Indian counterpart, Mr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs. The two ministers reaffirmed their shared vision of a free, open Indo-Pacific region governed by legal rules, ahead of the start in Paris tomorrow of the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, organized by the French presidency of the Council of the European Union and co-chaired by Jean-Yves Le (...)
M. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a meeting in Paris yesterday with Ms Retno Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia. The two ministers welcomed our strongly dynamic bilateral relationship and recalled that the Franco-Indonesian strategic partnership is based on ties of trust and a shared vision of the challenges in the Indo-Pacific area, as a free and open space which is based on effective multilateralism and respect for the rule of law and (...)
Dear Madam Speaker: (Dear Madam President:) Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, within 90 days prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice stating that the emergency is...
On February 25, 2011, by Executive Order 13566, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson made a statement in the House of Commons on the situation in Ukraine.
The Prime Minister sets out the Government's plans to live with and manage the virus.
Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. met with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba of Ukraine to reaffirm the United States' commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. President Biden updated Foreign Minister Kuleba on the United States' response to Russia's decision to recognize the purported "independence" of the so-called DNR and LNR regions of Ukraine, including...
Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, Gender Policy Council Director Jen Klein, and Deputy Assistant to the President for Economic Mobility Carmel Martin hosted a conversation with parents and their children at the White House to discuss the need to cut the crushing child care costs families face and...
East Room 2:22 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Trying to make up your mind, huh? (Laughter.) Well, good afternoon. Yesterday, Vladimir Putin recognized two regions of Ukraine as independent states and he bizarrely asserted that these regions are no longer part of Ukraine and their sovereign territory. To put it simply, Russia just announced that it...
Q: Do you have any information to provide about the telephone conversation between Jean-Yves Le Drian and Sergei Lavrov? A: As Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced this morning, he will speak on the telephone to his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, early this afternoon. The call is part of the efforts being made by the French President and the Minister, in close coordination with our European partners and allies, to keep paths open to overcome the crisis through dialogue and (...)
Press conference with Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy following the special informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on the situation in Ukraine. LIVE | #EU2022FR | Press conference with @JY_LeDrian and @JosepBorrellF following the special informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on the situation in Ukraine. @francediplo @EUCouncil https://t.co/ErWX8sR4mD- Présidence française (...)
The President of the French Republic condemns the decision by the President of the Russian Federation to recognize the separatist regions of eastern Ukraine.
Q: Is France conducting military and above all naval exercises in the Black Sea, and even in the Sea of Azov? And the Baltic Sea? Has there been any official Russian reaction? And finally, what's the situation with the diplomatic and consular posts in Ukraine? Will the embassy in Ukraine go to Lviv? A: Our embassy is at work in Kyiv and is constantly in touch with our compatriots and the Ukrainian authorities. It's ready to face any eventuality. On the security situation for French people, (...)
Q: Following yesterday's broadcast of the France 5 documentary on Wagner, and according to what we've revealed in investigation after investigation on Mali and the Central African Republic, the next identified "targets", in addition to destabilization operations in internal affairs... does France recognize a war of influence specifically being directed against it by Russia? A: The model of the Russian private military company Wagner - which thrives on political turmoil and carries out (...)
M. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, had a conversation early this afternoon with his Russian counterpart, Mr Sergei Lavrov. The meeting follows on from yesterday's discussions between the French and Russian Presidents and the previous telephone discussion between the two ministers on Saturday. The Minister recalled the seriousness of the current tensions and our deep concern in this respect. He reiterated the importance of a Trilateral Contact Group meeting, (...)
On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, M. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, spoke on the telephone today, Saturday 19 February, to his Russian counterpart Mr Sergei Lavrov. The Minister expressed his deep concern about the escalation under way in eastern Ukraine over the past few days. The exceptional number of ceasefire violations noted by the OSCE mission contravene the commitments made in recent discussions in the Normandy format. The Minister (...)
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (NEA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section...
Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) to respond to President Putin's action to purportedly recognize the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and LNR) as "independent" states. President Putin's action contradicts Russia's commitments under the Minsk agreements, refutes Russia's claimed commitment to diplomacy, and undermines Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. This E.O....
Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Germany and Jordan met in Munich today (19 February) to continue their coordination and consultation with a view to advancing the Middle East Peace Process towards a just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the Two-State Solution. Following our meetings in Munich on February 15, 2020, in Amman on September 24, 2020 and in Cairo on January 11, 2021, and in Paris March 11, 2021, the Ministers (...)
