President Joe Biden Delivers His First Address On Foreign Policy

 

Daily Mail: Joe Biden demands Russia free Alexei Navalny 'immediately' as he sets out 'moral' foreign policy promising not to 'roll over' to Russia like 'my predecessor,' saying he will stand up to China 

 * President Joe Biden said Russia needed to free Alexei Navalny 'immediately' during remarks Thursday from the State Department 

 * The new president also said he would not 'roll over' to President Vladimir Putin like 'my predecessor'   * Biden also pledged to 'take on directly' the challenges posed the U.S.'s 'most serious competitor,' China 

 * The president made the State Department's headquarters his first trip to a cabinet agency

 * In his remarks, he knocked around President Donald Trump's foreign policy and said the U.S. needed to reclaim 'our credibility and moral authority' 

President Joe Biden said Russia needed to free Alexei Navalny 'immediately' as he said the United States will no longer 'roll over' to President Vladimir Putin like 'my predecessor.' 

The tough and anti-Trump talk came Thursday when Biden made his first trip to a cabinet agency, the State Department, under the leadership of his longtime aide, Secretary of State Tony Blinken, and called for 'reclaiming our credibility and moral authority.' 'Much of which has been lost,' Biden uttered. 

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'America is back' - Biden touts muscular foreign policy in first diplomatic speech -- Reuters 

Biden signals sharp shift from Trump on diplomacy -- The Hill 

Biden vows to restore U.S. alliances and lead with diplomacy in his first foreign policy address -- CNBC 

Biden vows to rebuild alliances, says "America is back" in foreign policy -- CBS 

Biden declares 'America is back' as he announces major foreign policy shifts -- CNN 

Biden Vows To "Defend Democracy Globally", Says "Days Of Rolling Over" To Russia "Are Over" -- Zero Hedge

President-Elect Biden's Choice For Secretary Of State Blinken Vows To Revitalize Alliances, U.S. Leadership

FILE PHOTO: Antony Blinken, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of state, speaks as President-elect Biden announces his national security nominees and appointees at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 24, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo 

Reuters: Biden's top diplomat, Blinken, vows to revitalize alliances, U.S. leadership 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming secretary of state, Antony Blinken, is set to pledge on Tuesday that he will work to revitalize damaged American diplomacy and build a united front to counter the challenges posed by Russia, China and Iran. 

In a speech a day before Democrat Biden takes over from Republican Donald Trump, whose four-year tenure was marked by unilateral American action that often upset allies, Blinken will pledge to act together with them and with humility. Blinken, 58, a veteran foreign policy hand who is a close confidant of Biden, will also explain why U.S. leadership is vital for the world, while promising a foreign policy that will deliver for the American people. 

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