In an extraordinary face-to-face meeting at the White House Wednesday, President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the United States "will stay with you as long as it takes" as the country enters what promises to be a brutal winter of war with Russia. Biden pledged "unequivocal and unbending support," saying the U.S. will give Ukraine the Patriot Missile battery the country has requested to counter Russian missile and air attacks and much more. Biden said he was not worried the move would escalate tensions with Russia because "it's a defensive weapon system," designed only to shoot down incoming threats. And he took a swipe at Russian President Vladimir Putin for targeting civilians, saying he and Zelenskyy want the war to end while Putin wants to keep it going. The high-profile show of support for Ukraine comes ahead of a transition of power in Washington that will put Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives, where some GOP members have expressed reservations about the billions worth of arms and aid the U.S. has sent to support Ukraine’s war effort. Read more at the link in our bio. 📷 Drew Angerer / @gettyimages Patrick Semansky / @apnews Andrew Harnik / @apnews