Russia's economy is withering and Moscow will be forced to make compromises with the West on a range of issues, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview (AFP/File/Vano Shlamov)
Posted on 07/25/2009 5:46:43 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Russia's economy is withering and Moscow will be forced to make compromises with the West on a range of issues, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview.
Biden told The Wall Street Journal these included national security issues, including loosening Moscow's grip on former Soviet republics and shrinking its vast nuclear arsenal.
"All of sudden, did they have an epiphany and say: 'Hey man, we don't want to threaten our neighbors?' No," Biden said. "They can't sustain it."
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The geographical proximity of the emerging nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea is also likely to make Russia more cooperative with the United States in blocking their growth, said Biden, who recently visited Russia.
"I can see Putin sitting in Moscow saying, 'Jesus Christ, Iran gets the nuclear weapon, who goes first?' Moscow, not Washington," the vice president is quoted as saying about Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
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Russia's economy is withering and Moscow will be forced to make compromises with the West on a range of issues, US Vice President Joe Biden said in an interview (AFP/File/Vano Shlamov)
I sense that Joe will be diagnosed with a fresh case of foot-in-mouth.....
Obama and Biden are a good team. Obama apologizes to the Russians for being “arrogant,” and then Biden insults them.
It must be the right thing to do because Biden is the Democrats’ foremost foreign policy expert. How many times is Biden going to push the “restart” button?
Intelligent Diplomacy brought to you by the kookburger brothers.
The question everyone is asking is whether Hillary will help Obama arrange a hit on Biden.
Biden for POTUS in 2009.
Palin/Jindal 2012
“Russia’s economy is withering and Moscow will be forced to make compromises with the West on a range of issues, US Vice President Joe Biden said”
Yeah Joe, insulting and humiliating Putin will surely win him over.
What fools!
Russia is out for Russia.
They’ll lie to us and Zero will believe them.
Okay, this is the first six months. What happens when the people of this administration get comfortable in their new jobs, relax, and are no longer as careful to do everything right like they have been so far?
Biden's three-decades-out-of-date faux hipster talk is always good for a giggle or two. Even moreso, on the international stage. Imagine how poorly that translates, lol.
How this clown ever got a reputation for being smart and savvy on foreign affairs, is beyond me.
Vlad could have his testicles for lunch. Slow fried.
What.an.Idiot.
Joe Biden-acting stupidly
Russia actually drills for oil and natural gas, selling same to Europe.
I guess Joe did not understand Russia’s power play in Georgia
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