LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Truss and US President Joe Biden agreed on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 actions highlight the need for allies to continue their economic and military support to Ukraine, Truss鈥檚 office said.
Putin ordered Russia鈥檚 first wartime mobilization since World War Two on Wednesday during a televised address in which he also announced moves to annex swaths of Ukrainian territory and threatened to use nuclear weapons to defend Russia.
鈥淭he leaders condemned Putin鈥檚 recent belligerent statements on Ukraine,鈥� a spokesperson for Truss, who took office just over two weeks ago, said following the pair鈥檚 first in-person meeting.
鈥淭hey agreed his actions highlight the need for allies to continue their economic and military support to Ukraine.鈥�
The spokesperson said that during the meeting, which took place at the UN General Assembly in New York, the leaders had also stressed the need to 鈥渆nd over-reliance on authoritarian states in terms of our energy, technology and manufacturing supply chains.鈥�
鈥淭hey agreed to redouble bilateral efforts to reduce energy dependence on Russia and to increase the amount of renewable and other forms of energy flowing from democratic states,鈥� the spokesperson added.