On August 25, local time, White House spokeswoman Karin Jean-Pierre said at a White House briefing that U.S. President Biden had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky earlier in the day.
Jean-Pierre said, "The president reiterated U.S. support for Ukraine, including nearly $3 billion in weapons and equipment assistance announced on the 24th," and the two sides also discussed Russia's control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant. .
At the briefing, Jean-Pierre said Biden's announcement of federal student loan debt relief as part of his campaign promise would help more people get into higher education.
Regarding issues related to the resumption of compliance with the Iran nuclear deal, Jean-Pierre said that if Iran is prepared to abide by its commitments in the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the United States is "ready to do the same."
She said President Biden will only make deals that he believes are in the national security interest of the United States, and that the United States will continue to work on it diplomatically.
(CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)