Joseph Biden actually said...

We must be no less rigorous than the Ukrainian people themselves in demanding Kyiv's leaders take their responsibility.

Each of you has an obligation to seize the opportunity of the sacrifices made in the Maidan, the sacrifices of the Heavenly Hundred. Each of...

The United States must be there to support them, in our own national interest.

The United States does not, will not, never will recognize Russia's attempt to annex the Crimea.