Biden: U.S., NATO allies to support Ukraine as long as it takes

The United States and its allies will support Ukraine "as long as it takes", U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday, adding that the U.S. intends to announce $800 million aid for Ukraine, including new advanced air defense system, in next few days.

"We are going to stick with Ukraine, and all of the alliance are going to stick with Ukraine, as long as it takes to make sure they are not defeated by Russia," said Biden, speaking to reporters at a summit closing news conference.

Biden's comments came at a press conference in Madrid at the conclusion of the annual meeting of NATO leaders and after he attended a summit with the Group of Seven advanced democratic economies in the Bavarian Alps.

The three-day summit included the Biden administration announcing plans to permanently bolster the U.S. military presence in Europe, an agreement between Turkey, Finland and Sweden to pave the way for the accession of Nordic nations into NATO, and the alliance updating its strategic concept reflect that China's "coercive policies" are a challenge the Western bloc's interests.