Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Joe Biden during their meeting in Moscow today Photo: REUTERSJoe Biden Attacks Russia's Political System -- The Telegraph
Joe Biden, the US vice president, has warned Russia is being held back by corruption and the Kremlin's reluctance to embrace democracy.
In a speech that is likely to anger Russia's leaders who hate being criticised by their former Cold War foe, Mr Biden warned that attempts to modernise Russia's economy without political reform were likely to fail.
"Do not compromise on the basic tenets of democracy," he told an audience at Moscow State University. "You need not make that Faustian bargain."
Fresh from a meeting with Vladimir Putin, the prime minister, Mr Biden insisted he did not want to lecture Russians but then delivered a devastating critique of almost every part of Russia's political and legal system.
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My Comment: Typical Biden .... attacking his hosts right in front of their faces in their own home. If the Russian media reaction is any indication .... this is not going well back in Russia.
What is my take .... what VP Biden said was true .... but the forum that he used in saying it was not the right one. My prediction .... Sec. of State Clinton will be visiting Moscow in the next month or two to calm ruffled Russian feathers.
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i hate to say it my friend but no one cares what Russia thinks until they fix the corruption and lack of fair law. They should be helping the West and not screwing with us as we try to sort things out in the ME.
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