Putin met the 'iron will of America', says Joe Biden on Ukraine war

• Joe Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he was 'tough' but he met the 'iron will of America'
• His address came hours after Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address
• "Kyiv stands proud and tall. And most importantly, Kyiv stands free," Biden said

A day after his surprise visit to war-hit Ukraine, US President Joe Biden landed in Poland on Tuesday. Addressing a crowd in Warsaw, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin thought he was 'tough' but he met the 'iron will of America'. Joe Biden's address came hours after Putin delivered his annual state of the nation address in the Russian parliament, where he accused the US and Kyiv of his invasion of Ukraine.

While maintaining the US's support to Ukraine, Biden dismissed Putin's charge that the US and other western nations were plotting to attack Russia. "One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv. I just visited – and I can report that Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud and tall. And most importantly, Kyiv stands free," Biden said.

“When Russia invaded, it was not just Ukraine being tested. The whole world faced a test for the ages,” Biden said. “Europe was being tested. America was being tested. Nato was being tested.”