* Biden on Tuesday said he needed proof that Russian forces were headed home from the Ukraine border
* Biden spoke to his French counterpart Macron on Tuesday morning in the latest round of phone calls
* Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov
* It comes after Putin indicated he might be ready to deescalate a crisis that took Europe to the brink of war
* Putin says he is 'ready to go down the negotiations track' with the West, after weeks of mounting tensions
* Russian strongman insisted he 'of course' doesn't want war despite massing troops on Ukraine's border
* But he repeated claim that 'genocide' is underway in breakaway regions of Ukraine, and insisted their future must be part of security talks - underlining how far apart the two sides still are
* He spoke hours after Moscow announced some troops will be withdrawn from frontlines to their home bases
* 'Withdrawal' greeted with optimism and skepticism, amid warnings Russia could still invade at short notice
President Joe Biden delivered his sternest warning yet to Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, saying that the U.S. was not seeking confrontation with Russia but would respond 'forcefully' if American citizens were targeted in Ukraine.
At the same time he appealed to the people of Russia, saying they were not America's enemy.
Biden delivered an update on developments from the White House, saying an invasion was still possible and that Russia had 150,000 troops in a threatening posture.
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WNU Editor: Nothing new in today's remarks by President Biden.
President Biden Delivers An Address On The Ukraine Crisis
Russian attack on Ukraine still possible - Biden -- BBC
Ukraine latest: Biden warns Russian attack still possible -- DW
Biden: US has not verified claim of Russia troop withdrawal -- AP
Biden pledges ‘full force’ to defend Americans, NATO allies with Ukraine under Russian threat -- CNBC
Biden vows to defend ‘every inch of NATO territory’ in warning to Russia -- NYPost
Biden says US ready to give 'diplomacy every chance to succeed' in defusing Russia-Ukraine crisis -- CNN
Biden warns energy prices could be impacted if Russia invades Ukraine -- The Hill
4 comments:
Even if Putin doesn't invade he will have achieved 2 things. 1) He has shown NATO & the EU are fractured. 2) The USA no longer leads the west. With the modern day Democrats, the Americans have lost their moral authority. It will take a new American administration to win it back. Keep ducking 🙈
Contributing to the crisis is the fact that leverage that Russia may have or has over Western Europe due to gas imports.
So mere 5 days ago the British government sticks its head into its collective ass and huffs.
Fracking: UK's only shale gas wells to be sealed and abandoned
"Mr Egan said shale gas had "the potential to meet the UK's energy needs for decades to come""
Yes Putin let Joe Biden make a fool out of himself, gen up a crisis Ukrainians reject and shown to use Europe’s security for his own domestic political benefit.
Putin tells Scholz and Macron that Washington is causing Europe’s insecurity, it’s bankrupt and turning towards China. He tells Scholz DC is threatening Germanys prosperity so work with Russia to calm things down. Leave the Americans out of it.
He’s not wrong.
Biden is king at kicking open doors.
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