That’s the way I read it, too.
And it is OK with the Joe Stolen/”Que mala” Harris regime.
A little “wag the dog” to take attention off the most egregious failures of the REST of the agenda. Being suddenly confronted with a new international crisis, it is no time to be criticizing our “Fearless (or “Feckless) Leader”.
The Reichskanzler of the Third Reich crouched in the bunker on April 1, 1945, as the Russians approach the eastern parts of Berlin. The defenses were crumbling, like an Oreo cookie in warm milk, and nobody was coming to his aid.
Biden just told Russia it can do anything short of a complete takeover of the entire Ukraine and the consequences will be few to none. Goodbye to Ukraine east of the Dneiper. Not that I care but given that this is a massive reversal of Administration policy and a big-time sellout of the Ukrainians, this represents a massive gaffe by Biden. Watch the media try to downplay it.