Biden Lobbed Threats At Putin
Biden warns Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine: 'Don't'
Biden said the US response to any further potential attack by Russia would be 'consequential'
President Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine in a television interview while declining to say what the consequences would be from the United States if he were to do so.
"Don't. Don't. Don't," Biden told 60 Minutes in an interview set to air on Sunday when asked by CBS reporter Scott Pelley what he would say to Putin if the Russian leader was considering a nuclear escalation in Ukraine.
"You will change the face of war unlike anything since World War II," Biden said.
Pelley then asked what consequences Russia would face for such a move and the president declined to get into specifics.
"You think I would tell you if I knew exactly what it would be? Of course, I'm not gonna tell you. It'll be consequential," Biden said. "They'll become more of a pariah in the world than they ever have been. And depending on the extent of what they do will determine what response would occur."
Biden's warning comes after Ukraine's successful counter-offensive in the northeastern Kharkiv region that reportedly took Russian troops by surprise causing them to pull back.
Western defense officials have said Ukraine is gaining ground and has forced some Russian forces back across their own border.
Pictures released following Russia’s withdrawal show buildings blackened and destroyed by shelling, animals wandering the streets, and, according to officials, signs of torture among the dead.
"The view is very shocking but it is not shocking for me," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters, "because we began to see the same pictures from Bucha, from the first de-occupied territories… so the same destroyed buildings killed people."
The head of the Kharkiv prosecutor’s office, Oleksandr Filchakov, said investigators were looking into reports of civilians being killed and buried by Russian soldiers in the town of Balakliia – another town that has been retaken by Ukrainian forces in the Kharkiv region.
United Kingdom Gen. Sir Richard Shirreff told Fox News on Tuesday that while Ukraine's "brilliant" counteroffensive operation is "a total humiliation for Putin and for Russian arms," maintaining their success on the battlefield will be a harder feat with a Russian counterattack imminent.
"It's brilliant. I think it has really far-reaching implications potentially, but let’s be cautious," Shirreff warned. "They’ve achieved great success. They have to maintain their success. Equally, they have to be ready for the Russians to reorganize and counter-attack."
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Is it smart to tweak Putin's nose, while he is losing ground in Ukraine? I mean he has threatened to use nukes if necessary.
What do you think of the threats Biden directed at Putin, does this make any sense at this juncture?
Biden warns Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine: 'Don't'
Biden said the US response to any further potential attack by Russia would be 'consequential'
President Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine in a television interview while declining to say what the consequences would be from the United States if he were to do so.
"Don't. Don't. Don't," Biden told 60 Minutes in an interview set to air on Sunday when asked by CBS reporter Scott Pelley what he would say to Putin if the Russian leader was considering a nuclear escalation in Ukraine.
"You will change the face of war unlike anything since World War II," Biden said.
It Looks Like Putin Replyed With A Very Scary Threat Of His Own...
https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-orde … 1663742871
MOSCOW—In an escalation of the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the threat of a nuclear response in the conflict and ordered reservists to mobilize, as Moscow seeks to buttress its army’s flagging manpower and regain the offensive following stinging losses on the battlefield.
“Russia will use all the instruments at its disposal to counter a threat against its territorial integrity—this is not a bluff,” Mr. Putin said in a national address that blamed the West for the conflict in Ukraine, where he said his troops were facing the best of Western troops and weapons. Putin said in a Wednesday address.
I wish Biden would think before speaking... Did you ever think a few years back we would be facing such threats ?Oh be quiet. Ours is still $4.57!
Clean Up On Aisle 2
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went viral for his hot mic reaction to President Biden's remarks at the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday.
Yoon, who took office in May, reacted to Biden's pledge to increase the U.S. contribution to the U.N. Global Fund, which would require congressional approval.
"How could Biden not lose damn face if these f---ers do not pass it in Congress?" Yoon asked his aides on a hot mic Wednesday, according to the South China Morning Post.
White House once again walks back Biden's promise to defend Taiwan, says there is no 'policy change' The White House has walked back Biden's vow to defend Taiwan several times
It appears Biden makes promises he may not be able to keep... Or he just ab libs while making speeches.
His bad habit has become a problem on the world stage.
How much did the US give to the UN in 2021? Under current administration
The administration also restarted funding for UNFPA [PDF], providing more than $30 million to the agency in 2021—about the same amount as five years earlier—and requesting $56 million for it in 2022.
2020 under the previous administration --- The United States remains the largest donor to the United Nations. In 2020, it contributed more than $11 billion, which accounted for just under one-fifth of funding for the body’s collective budget. That was despite President Donald Trump’s efforts to cut funding as his administration prioritized sovereignty over globalism. His administration argued that the United States incurred disproportionately large costs and that UN programs contradicted the administration’s policy stances. President Joe Biden has affirmed the United Nations’ importance to U.S. foreign policy and increased funding to the organization.
I guess Biden is just on a spending spree... weeeee
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