Biden says U.S. must support 'critical partners' Israel and Ukraine

Walking away would embolden aggressors, including in Indo-Pacific, president warns

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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation about the Israel-Hamas and Ukraine wars from the Oval Office in Washington on Oct. 19. © Reuters

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night that the U.S. remains an "indispensable nation" and must continue to support partners in trouble, making a case for additional aid for Ukraine and Israel.

In a prime-time speech from the Oval Office of the White House, the octogenarian leader, who had just returned from Israel in the morning, said that walking away from the two partners at war would embolden other aggressors, including in the Indo-Pacific.

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