PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden vowed to continue to aid Ukraine but asserted that there are no plans to fight Russia, arguing it would spark World War III, during a speech at House Democrats’ retreat in Philadelphia on Friday.

Biden, whose comments came shortly after he called to cease normal trade relations with Russia following President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade, told the room that he has been speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky almost daily as the West looks to help Ukraine push back against the unprovoked military aggression.