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Ukraine's president told Biden to 'calm down' Russian invasion warnings, saying he was creating unwanted panic: report
Business Insider ^ | 1/28/2022 | Bill Bostock

Posted on 01/28/2022 7:25:41 AM PST by marcusmaximus

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Joe Biden to "calm down the messaging" about the threat of a Russian invasion because it was stirring panic, CNN reported, citing an unnamed Ukrainian official.

Biden and Zelensky spoke by phone Thursday amid rising tensions between Russia — which is amassing tens of thousands of troops at Ukraine's border — Ukraine, the US, and NATO.

Biden told Zelensky on Thursday that a Russian invasion could happen as soon as February, when the ground freezes over, tweeted Emily Horne, White House National Security Council spokesperson.

However, Zelensky told Biden in the call that Ukraine did not agree with the US assessment, and that it was bringing panic that could later bring economic hardship to Ukraine, CNN reported, citing a senior Ukrainian official.

Zelensky also told Biden to "calm down the messaging," CNN reported, citing the official.

The White House did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

The official White House readout of Biden's call did not mention Zelensky's reported concern.

The official told CNN that the call "did not go well." The White House told the network that characterization was false and that anonymous sources were "leaking falsehoods."

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: bidencorrupt; bidenlies; bidenphoneconvo; billbostock; brandon4war; brandonswar; businessinsider; dementia; dementiajoe; notaperfectcall; releasethetranscript; ukraine; war; whosincontrol
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Release the call transcript!
1 posted on 01/28/2022 7:25:41 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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The curs at Business Insider nipping at the Joek’s heels?


2 posted on 01/28/2022 7:26:44 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: marcusmaximus

Call the holy Vindman Brothers to find out what’s really going on.


3 posted on 01/28/2022 7:27:51 AM PST by PGR88
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To: marcusmaximus

“”leaking falsehoods.””

The jokes keep coming! LEAK FALSEHOODS?????


4 posted on 01/28/2022 7:28:13 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: marcusmaximus

Big Pharma, Big Tech and the US Chamber of Commerce have all gotten their payoff from Biden - the ‘defense’ industry wants their’s now, too.

Besides, imagine how much easier it will be (than it already is) to suppress public dissent if there was a good ol war against Russia going.


5 posted on 01/28/2022 7:31:43 AM PST by skeeter
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To: kiryandil

According to Bob Gates, Secretary of Defense under Obama said in his book, Joe Biden has been wrong about every foreign policy issue for the last 40 years.

The difference now is Biden has real power to get people killed as POTUS, he got 13 Soldiers killed in Afghanistan, he could be causing thousands to get killed in Ukraine, all because these liberal nut jobs are trying to make Biden look tough before the 2022 midterm elections.


6 posted on 01/28/2022 7:33:08 AM PST by srmanuel (`)
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To: PGR88

Biden NEEDS this war to happen, so he can get his polls back up. .......................


7 posted on 01/28/2022 7:33:23 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: skeeter

imagine how much easier it will be TO WIN IN NOVEMBER if there was a good ol war against Russia going.


8 posted on 01/28/2022 7:41:02 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (81 million votes...and NOT ONE "Build Back Better" hat)
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To: marcusmaximus

It seems pretty obvious Biden is trying to draw attention away from his many domestic failures with his rhetoric about the Ukraine and Russia.


9 posted on 01/28/2022 7:41:39 AM PST by Jonny7797
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To: srmanuel

Joe’s popping off about Corn Popov...


10 posted on 01/28/2022 7:46:31 AM PST by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: marcusmaximus

What would happen if Trump held a press conference this afternoon?


11 posted on 01/28/2022 7:51:21 AM PST by cicero2k
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To: PGR88

The former Obozo White House staff is doing all it can to defer current internal problems they created for Biden.


12 posted on 01/28/2022 8:09:50 AM PST by chopperk
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“I want my war! Give it to me, now! I want it, I want it! C’mon man!!”


13 posted on 01/28/2022 8:18:09 AM PST by Deo volente ("When we see the image of a baby in the womb, we glimpse the majesty of God's creation." Pres. Trump)
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#ShutUpBrandon


14 posted on 01/28/2022 8:31:49 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: marcusmaximus

But Obama chose Biden as VP for his foreign policy expertise! Both of them are idiots!


15 posted on 01/28/2022 8:32:19 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: srmanuel

He got a lot of civilians needlessly killed in Afghanistan too, including all the people the Taliban now have free reign to murder as they please.


16 posted on 01/28/2022 8:35:00 AM PST by Cecily
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Russia’s surface area ensures their oil and gas will outlast everyone else’s. Putin knows this. He knows Russian dominance is inevitable. So he has no desire to interfere with inevitability by creating excuse for war.

He wins by letting the status quo persist.

One might suspect Biden of knowing it, too, but his Green wackos would never allow this narrative to exist. They will persuade him oil and gas don’t matter.

So his motivation must be purely domestic politics.


17 posted on 01/28/2022 8:38:35 AM PST by Owen
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To: marcusmaximus

Waiting for the renewed calls of ‘Trump Russia collusion’ if this was all just a setup to embarrass the eff out of this administration leading into midterms.

Also waiting to see if the NFL broadcasts CCP propaganda during SB ...


18 posted on 01/28/2022 8:56:19 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: skeeter

the ‘defense’ industry wants their’s now, too
Yep. The well’s gone dry in Afghanistan. No more $1B a WEEK to divy up. That $500M Ukraine got this year was a pittance. (Joe’s 10% was only $50M. Can’t live on that!!)
Gotta create another conflict for the crew.


19 posted on 01/28/2022 9:00:54 AM PST by griswold3 (When chaos serves the State, the State will encourage chaos)
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Damn Lindsey Graham and all the idiots that bought into all this propaganda, hook, line and sinker.

Just like with the Russian collusion nonsense, the Biden regime is pushing a false narrative and creating a Russian boogeyman to achieve its agenda. In this case, its to give the media a story to distract the public from the Biden regime's failures and, likely, to pay off defense contractors that are producing weapons for Ukraine.

20 posted on 01/28/2022 9:04:08 AM PST by Kazan
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