* Biden said he had been in constant contact with allies over threat to Ukraine
* On Friday, he said his administration was putting together a 'comprehensive and meaningful set of initiatives' to stop Putin invading
* The White House later said it was ready to impose sanctions or other measures
* Spokeswoman Jen Psaki would not be drawn on possible military options
* Kyiv fears Moscow is ready to invade next month as it masses troops on border
* Putin and Biden are expected to hold a phone call in the coming days
President Joe Biden on Friday warned Russia that he was putting together plans aimed at making it difficult for President Vladimir Putin to move on Ukraine.
Kyiv has been sounding the alarm with as many as 100,000 Russian troops moving close to its border.
A call between the two presidents is expected in days but Biden, answering questions after a White House speech about the economy, told reporters he had not yet spoken to Putin.
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WNU Editor: A White House plan is in the works to stop Putin?!?!?!? This I got to see.
Update: The scuttle-bud is that they will be talking later this week .... Kremlin Says Putin-Biden Video Call Next Week (Moscow Times/AFP).
President Biden Says He Will Make It 'Very Difficult' For Putin To Invade Ukraine
Blinken Says Biden to Tell Putin U.S. Will Stand up Against Aggressive Actions -- Reuters
Biden Says He has a Plan to Protect Ukraine from Russia -- VOA
Biden says will discuss about Russia-Ukraine crisis with Putin -- Reuters
Putin, Biden to discuss Geneva agreements, Middle East, Ukraine, NATO -- TASS
Putin "if you do not obey the instructions of your handlers, we will tell the world what we & the Chinese have on you & your family & the Clintons."
ReplyDeleteBiden "Yes Master"
the Russians would be deep in Ukrainian territory before Biden even becomes aware of what happened
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ReplyDeleteand Trump and Putin? trump never did one thing to stop what Putin doing, ie cyber attacks etc. not one thing! sanctions came from congress despite trump who did not want them
now stop your bullshit
Where were the Congressional sanctions against Russia for cyber attacks? None until April 16, 2020, which coincidentally was an election year. So is or was Congress serious?
ReplyDelete- D - Putin took pieces of Ukraine on Obama's watch. Obama is a Democrat
- R - Putin did not take pieces of Ukraine under Trump's watch. Trump is a Republican.
- D - Putin is preparing to take pieces of Ukraine under Biden's watch. Biden is a Democrap.
Almost like there is an on off switch.
To be fair Biden is not really a Demcorat. He is only a Democrat on hios good days when the drugs kick in.
We went through WWW2 with Russia as an ally.
Now Democrats, da smart ones, want to go through WW3 with Russia not an ally. Seems as though Trump was much smarter than the Demofuck party
BTW upchuck, Congress passes laws. President execute them. Presidents can propose laws and/or veto them, but they do not pass laws.
Once again since you are slow and many repetitions are needed for you to so much as dimly understand. Congress passes laws; president execute them.
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56755484
https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information
ReplyDelete1104 would be better looking up pictures than discussing sanction, cuz he doesn't know hw many there have been, how effective they have been or when they were enacted.
ReplyDeleteTrump signs Russia sanctions bill he opposed
Confronted by almost-unanimous congressional support for the package, US president had little choice but to sign a bill that officials complain will tie his hands in dealings with Putin.
Two things happened.
ReplyDeleteFirst, sanctions backfired and hurt the US economy. The US lost money and the Russians gained money.
Second, Putin is allied with Xi. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Pakistan allied together is bad for the US. There is enough military might to cause enough countries to sit out,. this could have a domino effect and cause the Europeans to go weak in the knees.
You can bet your bottom dollar the the people voting yea, never war-gamed this out in their heads, on paper, or through the Pentagon.
Would Russia be a reliable ally for the US viz-a-viz China. Hard to know. Was Russia a reliable ally in WW2? Near enough?
Will Russia and China be reliable allies? For sure, only in the short term only. The Boxer Rebellion was not only about the British, the French, The Germans, the Japanese and the Americans. The Russians did more dismembering of China. Are Arabs the only ones with 1,000 year memories?
So what did the Americans gain with the sanctions?