stamped here in lithuania with visas to this new reborn state were a plane load of lithuanian americans from chicago, illinois. and their families are still proud of that. los angeles. los angeles came after that. a lot came after. look, many aboard that plane that fled lithuania during the early years of soviet oppression and marvelled at their return to this independent state. one told reporters this day is like a resurrection for us. that s what the quote was for real. that s the feeling, and it was. a resurrection that quickly became a revelation, and a nation which stands today as a stronghold of liberty and opportunity. a proud member of the european union and of nato.
unbroken, unbroken. ukraine remains independent, it remains free, and the united states has built a coalition of more than 50 nations to make sure ukraine defends itself both now and is able to do it in the future as well. since this war began, i ve stood with president zelenskyy as i just spent about an hour with him both in washington and kyiv and hiroshima, and now in vilnius to declare to the world what i say again, we will not waiver. we will not waiver. [ cheers and applause ] i mean that, our commitment to ukraine will not weaken. we will stand for liberty and freedom today, tomorrow, and for as long as it takes. [ cheers and applause ] we all want this war to end on just terms, terms that uphold