Biden condemns ‘deplorable’ Ukraine attack, pledges aid

US President Joe Biden speaks at the kickoff event of the Investing in America content series in the South Court Auditorium of the White House in Washington, DC, September 3, 2024. (AFP)

• Attack on Poltava killed at least 51 people
• Biden pledged to provide more air defense systems

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday strongly condemned Russia’s “deplorable attack” on the Ukrainian city of Poltava that killed at least 51 people, pledging to provide more air defense systems.

“I condemn this deplorable attack in the strongest possible terms,” Biden said in a statement, adding that Washington will continue military aid to Kyiv, “including providing the air defense systems and capabilities they need to protect their country.”