Posted on 06/17/2021 3:58:03 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
WASHINGTON — Now it's Russian President Vladimir Putin's move.
President Joe Biden walked out of his summit with Putin on Wednesday with few of the "deliverables" — concrete outcomes — that diplomatic negotiators obsess over. The two leaders mostly agreed to set up a process for lower-level aides to keep talking about key issues.
But Biden did deliver a succinct message to his Russian counterpart: Stop messing with the U.S. and international norms. "The bottom line is I told President Putin that we need to have some basic rules," Biden said at a news conference in Geneva. "This is the road that we can all abide by."
Nearly three years after then-President Donald Trump sidled up to Putin physically and metaphorically following their summit in Helsinki, Biden's first foreign trip as president emphasized a hard break from Trump's criticism of U.S. allies and courtship of the Russian leader.
Biden turned the page from the Trump years.
It's up to Putin to decide whether to crack down on cyberattacks against the U.S., dial back his aggression toward Ukraine and stop targeting his domestic political opponents.
It could be that Biden can someday claim credit for altering incentives enough to force changes in Putin's behavior. But it could be that he accomplished little on his trip.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a brief interview that she was "so proud" of Biden. "He represented our country, our values and our strength in that meeting."
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Hard to believe Joe did anything with Putin.
The propaganda to prop Biden up is getting absurd.
When did Putin start laughing at Biden?
To his face?
While he was in the room?
Or did the whole place erupt right as Biden left?
Biden is weak, corrupt, stupid, and decrepit. He’s a source of amusement to the world.
Harder to believe any damned thing coming out of NBC/News.
Biden drew the line but Putin laughed when he broke his crayon.
I understand Russian leadership is set for when President Putin retires. We don’t even know what idiot will replace Sleepy and Kameltoe in 2024 (if not a return of PDJT). Which means, like China/Xi Jinping, Russia/Putin don’t have to do anything but wait for the inevitable collapse of the US regime.
Boot licking US media sucks. That should be the headline.
I think Putin feels SORRY for America!
Traitor! Collusion!!!
...in crayon.
LMAO, on what planet did this happen?
drew the line, then snorted it.
Joe is more bluster than anything else, and every world leader knows it.
So, Biden telling Putin that there needs to be some “basic rules” was Biden’s big accomplishment. And the media swoons.
I knew it. He comes back and says he said these things. He did not. His handlers said he said that. Now pelosi will chirp up and act like it. I hope Putin comes out and calls him a liar.
Laughable.
We all know what happened the last time a line was drawn with the Russians. Nothing. The Russians crossed that line in the sand and never looked back. They pissed on Obama/Biden for eight years and will continue to do so with a feeble Biden. These boot lickers in the press are delusional if they think Putin is not going to take advantage of this weakling in the White House. Putin can and will do whatever the hell he wants and knows nothing will be done about it.
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