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Buoyed by allied summits, Biden ready to take on Putin
The Associated Press ^ | June 15, 2021 | By AAMER MADHANI, JONATHAN LEMIRE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER

Posted on 06/15/2021 1:32:17 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

GENEVA (AP) — Fresh from supportive summits with allies, Joe Biden declared himself ready Tuesday to take on Russia’s Vladimir Putin in far more confrontational talks — a climactic finish to the most important week of meetings in his young presidency.

Biden meets for his first talks as president with the Russian leader on Wednesday, in what’s expected to be roughly a half-day of discussions between the two leaders and aides behind closed doors. That’s after spending much of a weeklong European trip — the foreign policy highlight of his presidency so far — working to strengthen ties with like-minded partner nations in order to better deal with rivals Russia and China.

A reporter soon after Biden’s arrival in Geneva on Tuesday shouted out a question on whether he was ready for Wednesday’s talks. “I am always ready,” Biden answered.

Biden’s European tour has aimed to restore U.S. partnerships that were damaged under former President Donald Trump, who openly invited what American intelligence services said was Russian interference in U.S. political campaigns, and who sought out Putin and other autocrats he saw as strong.

Biden goes into Wednesday’s talks bolstered not only by the supportive words of European allies but by the tangible news of a major breakthrough in a 17-year trade dispute centered on rival subsidies for aircraft manufacturers.

At almost every stop this week, the president repeated his message that “America is back,” in hopes of convincing both allies and rivals that the U.S. is engaged and strong internationally after Trump’s isolationist presidency and the political upheaval that peaked last January in violence at the U.S. Capitol.

Political sniping continued. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy accused the Democratic president of deferring to Putin on his trip abroad and making America weaker.

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
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1 posted on 06/15/2021 1:32:17 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

It looks like Bidet’s drooling is contagious—AP has gone full senile!


2 posted on 06/15/2021 1:33:17 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Is Biden going to lift his leg on him?
Putin knows Biden barely knows what day of the week it is.


3 posted on 06/15/2021 1:34:36 PM PDT by Zathras
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4 posted on 06/15/2021 1:35:43 PM PDT by rfp1234 (Comitia asinorum et rhinocerum delenda sunt.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The AP is one of the most pathetically biased “news” distributors today. In this environment, that is really saying something.


5 posted on 06/15/2021 1:36:24 PM PDT by Dan in Wichita
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To: cgbg

Right. The AP. You bet.’


6 posted on 06/15/2021 1:36:43 PM PDT by wjr123 (Editorial correction)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

the president repeated his message that “America is back to a room full of Socialist Leaders with thier HANDS OUT


7 posted on 06/15/2021 1:37:22 PM PDT by eyeamok (founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is all a farce. Biden will walk in, and start some kind of discord so he can claim he “stood up to Putin”. He is likely primed with a few tripwires that launch him into his planned walkout or whatever.

1) He wants a Reagan at Reykjavik vibe.

2) He cannot have any agreements, that would undermine the outrage when Trump was friendly to him and all was cordial.

3) He is and has always been a rude asshole. Witness the ways he lashed out at voters, calling them liars, wanting to do pushups, saying he wants to beat up Trump. He is an ignorant man and has no capacity otherwise.

So it is set in stone, Biden will “stand up” to Putin, and come out declaring victory.

America is now the USSR, and we have our own Andropov.


8 posted on 06/15/2021 1:38:36 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

The AP has certainly been on a Biden tear of late. Some bad news for the boys in the boardroom: it isn’t working.


9 posted on 06/15/2021 1:39:18 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Here’s the thing: I don’t even think that most liberals are stupid enough to believe this crap.

But they all nod and smile; they are all in on it, to try to pretend Joe can function as POTUS.

It is both humiliating and terrifying.


10 posted on 06/15/2021 1:39:27 PM PDT by NEMDF
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To: cgbg

Yeah, I think those three might need a towel after writing that. For drool or whatever.


11 posted on 06/15/2021 1:40:35 PM PDT by Pollard
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Sheesh AP! Sucking up much?


12 posted on 06/15/2021 1:40:47 PM PDT by Chgogal (Hey Biden, I am a loyal supporter of the Biden's Banana Republic!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Took 3 writers to come up with this journalistic handjob.


13 posted on 06/15/2021 1:40:52 PM PDT by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

These guys make Baghdad Bob look credible.


14 posted on 06/15/2021 1:41:32 PM PDT by mewzilla (Those aren't masks. They're muzzles. )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

More AP drivel written by foreigners


15 posted on 06/15/2021 1:44:05 PM PDT by Regulator (It's Fraud, Jim)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Vlad will chew #PresidentPotato up and spit him out all the way back to Wilmington and the White Basement. No contest. Whom are you rooting for?


16 posted on 06/15/2021 1:44:06 PM PDT by Shady (Prince Andrew must be dethroned...And who killed Ashli Babbitt? )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Yo! AzzPress!
That taste in your mouth is what you get for fellating a turd 24/7/365.


17 posted on 06/15/2021 1:44:33 PM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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“who openly invited what American intelligence services said was Russian interference in U.S. political campaigns”

Oh yes, that joke at a rally, saying “hey Russia, maybe if you can find Hillary’s emails” people would be really interested.
It was a clear joke and these humorless idiots keep pretending it was real. Meanwhile, the communists (DNC) get actual assistance from China, the UK, Australia, Ukraine, Germany, etc.


18 posted on 06/15/2021 1:45:14 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer


19 posted on 06/15/2021 1:45:34 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...)
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To: Dan in Wichita

....Trea·cle
/ˈtrēk(ə)l/

noun
1.
BRITISH
a thick, sticky dark syrup made from partly refined sugar; molassas

2.
cloying sentimentality or flattery.

the treacley mainstream media just can’t get enough of Sleepy Joe, can they.....? Putin is going to eat his lunch, but everybody knows it and everybody is afraid to say it.....


20 posted on 06/15/2021 1:45:35 PM PDT by TokarevM57
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