Posted on 12/21/2021 8:21:44 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told his Russian counterpart Monday that Washington is ready to engage in diplomacy through multiple channels, including bilateral engagement, the White House said in a statement.
Sullivan told Yuriy Ushakov, foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin, that "any dialogue must be based on reciprocity and address our concerns about Russia's actions," the White House said.
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Time to stock up on iodine tablets.
Well, once the WH realized that had totally fracked this all up, now they want “back channels” to fix it? Russia made demands, Biden choked and said no and hid under his desk, now Biden wants to deal because Putin is about to take Ukraine? Biden is the worst negotiator.
AKA .. “Please don’t hurt me, President Xi made me to it!”
They want to talk because they don’t control the US military. The Co-Comms are in charge and they aren’t going to send anybody to the Ukraine to fight. Biden and Austin are being allowed to act out administratively but not strategically.
A couple of weeks ago Trump openly announced that he had sent Ric Grenell to the Balkans for meetings. Gee why aren’t the Dems screaming Logan Act and arresting him?
There is a good reason why Biden’s picture has never been put up on the wall of presidents in the Whitehouse visitors center. Just Trump with no end date on his term listed. Trump’s picture went up on that wall one day after his inauguration. One year later no Joe. Joe ain’t in charge.
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