(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Photo diary of Biden's visit and historic speech in Warsaw, Poland [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-02-21 President Biden arrived in Poland after his audacious trip to Kyiv, Ukraine and set the stage on fire today. In a speech filled with resolve, passion, and grit, Biden’s words, just days ahead of the one-year mark of Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine, made it clear that the free world stands united against Putin’s aggression and against the forces of fascism and authoritarianism. This historic moment was vintage Biden! Here are some images and videos of this memorable day, a day that will be remembered in history. BREAKING: Addressing the world from Warsaw, Poland, Pres. Biden proclaims democracies' strength days ahead of the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: "President Putin... thought we would roll over. He was wrong." https://t.co/p6yxHsj2aE A short clip from his thunderous speech - The full speech — (YouTube link) Happening now: President Biden delivers a speech in Poland as he continues to rally allies nearly one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, aiming to sustain a coalition that has supported Kyiv's defenses. https://t.co/eWLBp2zUY1 Snippets from the speech (full transcript at www.whitehouse.gov/...) — One year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of Kyiv. Well, I have just come from a visit to Kyiv, and I can report that Kyiv stands strong. Kyiv stands proud. It stands tall. And most importantly, it stands free. When President Putin ordered his tanks to roll in Ukraine he thought we would roll over. He was wrong. The Ukrainian people are too brave. America, Europe, a coalition of nations for the Atlantic to the Pacific, we were too unified. Democracy was too strong. President Putin is confronted with something today that he didn't think was possible a year ago. The democracies of the world have grown stronger, not weaker, but the autocrats of the world have grown weaker, and not stronger -- because in the moments of great upheaval and uncertainty, knowing what you stand for is most important, and knowing who stands with you makes all of the difference. Appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased; they must be opposed. Autocrats only understand one word — No!. No, no, no. You will not take my country. No, you will not take my freedom. No, you will not take my future. He doubts our staying power. He doubts our continued support for Ukraine. He doubts whether NATO can remain unified. But there should be no doubt our support for Ukraine will not waver. NATO will not be divided, and we will not tire. President Putin's craven lust for land and power will fail. And the Ukrainian people's love for their country will prevail. Democracies in the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow and forever. For that's what it's -- that's what's at stake here: Freedom. We’ll hold accountable those who are responsible for this war. And we will seek justice for the war crimes and crimes against humanity continuing to be committed by the Russians. And while decisions are ours to make now, the principles and the stakes are eternal. The choice between chaos and stability, between building and destroying between hope and fear, between democracy lifting up the human spirit -- and the brutal hand of the dictator who crushes it. Freedom. There is no sweeter word than freedom. There is no nobler goal than freedom. There is no higher aspiration than freedom. Let us move forward with faith and conviction and with an abiding commitment to be allies not of darkness, but of light. Not of oppression, but of liberation. Not of captivity, but, yes, of freedom. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/2/21/2154204/-Photo-diary-of-Biden-s-visit-and-speech-in-Warsaw-Poland Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/