Shocking Behavior by Putin and Biden
Posted By: JackBurton, 9/23/2022 10:24:53 AM
Anyone who listened to Vladimir Putin’s TV broadcast to his nation on September 21 had to be shocked by the Russian leader’s tone, incoherence and threat. US President Joe Biden, in a speech to the UN General Assembly, only made matters worse, not better, by putting all of the burden unequivocally on Putin’s head. There are many impacts from these events, including the bitter possibility of a wider war that will spill over into Europe.
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Shocking Behavior by Putin and Biden
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This article points out that good, strong leadership is necessary to prevent a wider war (and, hey, freezing Europe this winter) and is totally absent in Russia AND the U.S. Good list of negotiables towards the end.