Biden Says Putin on 'Balls of His Heels' as Ukraine Aid Dries Up

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Ukrainian servicemen fire with a tank in the Donetsk region on Feb. 5.

Photographer: Genya Savilov/AFP/Getty Images

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President Joe Biden expressed concern to donors that Ukraine’s allies were stepping back from their support for the country at a critical time in its war to repel Russia’s invasion.

Biden said during a fundraiser in New York City on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is on the balls of his heels.”