Biden draws direct link between Putin and Hamas as he urges aid for Israel and Ukraine
by David Smith in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6FQEY)
US president said Americans must not walk away from their role as a beacon to the world' in rare Oval Office address
Joe Biden has drawn a direct, provocative link between Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Hamas's attack on Israel as he urged Americans not to walk away from their role as a beacon to the world".
In only the second Oval Office address of his presidency, Biden said he would ask Congress to provide aid for both Israel and Ukraine and denounced the scourge of antisemitism and Islamophobia at home.
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