Making his last visit to Ukraine as U.S. vice president, Joe Biden, true to form, had a blunt farewell message – hang tough in the war against Russia and its proxies in the east, but don’t let up on the nationwide corruption crackdown.

“Ukraine, like every country in Europe, has a right to determine its own path, yet Russia seeks to deny that choice,” Biden said on Jan. 16 during a joint press briefing with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kyiv. “The international community must continue to stand as one against Russian aggression and coercion.”

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