“President Biden accepted in principle a meeting with President Putin following that engagement, again, if an invasion hasn’t happened,” says @PressSec in a statement.
pic.twitter.com/JTJTWxcYTe — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 21, 2022
Posted on 02/20/2022 8:46:38 PM PST by SeekAndFind
After a barrage of pro-war headlines earlier on Sunday...
... and this...
... and a tweet just before 8pm ET from NBC's Howard Fineman, quoting CBS "superb reporter" David Martin that "Putin has just ordered Russian forces to invade Ukraine in its entirety, with reserve units following to run an occupation"...
David Martin of @CBSNews, a superb reporter I’ve known for decades and worked with at the original Newsweek for many years—and whom I trust totally—says #Putin has just ordered #Russian forces to invade #Ukraine in its entirety, with reserve units following to run an occupation. — howardfineman (@howardfineman) February 21, 2022
... futures - which had opened down substantially from Friday's already depressed level - soared just before 800pm ET (almost exactly as the CBS tweet hit), after reports that the ongoing talks to halt escalation in Ukraine were successful, and that late on Sunday French President Emmanuel Macron has convinced President Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet at a summit to discuss the security situation in Ukraine. Here's more from Reuters:
US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit over Ukraine, the office of French President Emmanuel Macron said, provided Russia does not invade its neighbor.
In a statement released early Monday, the Elysee Palace said Macron had pitched both leaders on a summit over "security and strategic stability in Europe.”
"Presidents Biden and Putin have both accepted the principle of such a summit," the statement said, before adding that such a meeting would be impossible if Russia invaded Ukraine as Western nations fear it plans to.
The White House did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
The announcement - released after a volley of phone calls between Macron and leaders on both sides of the Atlantic - comes after a week of heightened tensions spurred by Russia's military buildup up and down the Ukrainian border.
Naturally, Biden - who is likely asleep by now - is scrambling to take full credit for the Macron-brokered summit, and the White House confirmed that President Biden has agreed to the meeting with Vladimir Putin, brokered by France, if Russia doesn't invade Ukraine, while adding the usual disclaimer that "Russia appears to be continuing preparations for a full-scale assaults on Ukraine very soon."
“President Biden accepted in principle a meeting with President Putin following that engagement, again, if an invasion hasn’t happened,” says @PressSec in a statement.
pic.twitter.com/JTJTWxcYTe — Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 21, 2022
Would the US really be agreeing to a summit like this if it honestly expected Russia to invade Ukraine? Obviously, the summit will be moot if a large-scale incursion were to occur, but it's not like algos can read nuance.
As for the broken record that an invasion is imminent, even the president of El Salvador is now openly mocking the dismal failure that is US intelligence (we can't wait for an AP hit piece declaring the bitcoin-friendly leader to be serving Russian propaganda).
These “commanders” are getting 4 attack orders a week?
The Biden administration is loosing all the credibility it has left.
And yet, a new supposed order that didn’t happen.
Weird strategy. https://t.co/1PZMiOQTAT — Nayib Bukele 🇸🇻 (@nayibbukele) February 21, 2022
The bottom line:
And just like that, Putin gets a White House summit without removing a single soldier from the border
Meanwhile Biden will try to walk away claiming ‘victory’ that even his yes-men won’t believe — Jack Posobiec 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) February 21, 2022
In any case, after sliding in early Sunday trading, US equity futures stepped off the ledge and jumped as much as 55 points on news of the upcoming summit...
... with safe havens such as gold and Treasuries sliding, as the invasion clock is once again reset back to square one.
At long last, pieces in our time.
Biden manufactures fake crisis to distract from disasters and to make himself look like a tough winner. Putin plays along and gets a bunch of concessions and incentives from Biden for playing along with the charade and giving Biden a fake “win” .
Not having heard the news about the proposed summit, I saw the pop in the futures and thought the market was actually relieved to see war unleashed (!)
I remember the day in 2003 when the US shock-and-awe attacked Iraq. Before then, there was of course all kinds of worry and consternation as to what would happen, and on attack day, I think the DJIA was down just shy of 300 points, which was a HELL of a lot more % wise than 300 points in 2022. After 45 minutes of explosions on CNN, the DJIA was up about 500. It was nearly a 750 point swing.
stocks in diaper makers have crashed though
‘Biden manufactures fake crisis to distract from disasters and to make himself look like a tough winner. Putin plays along and gets a bunch of concessions and incentives from Biden for playing along with the charade and giving Biden a fake “win”’
BINGO. Good executive summary.
Dow futures are up about .50%. Hardly a “surge.”
Putin will rob Biden blind. Or most likely just buy him off.
Meeting with an Alzheimer’s man would be embarrassing.. Putin is no dummy.. he is getting a close up of what he will deal with when he decides to take advantage.
Easiest prey any snake ever had.
They’re down over 1%! What f’n “surge”?!
” Putin plays along and gets a bunch of concessions and incentives from Biden for playing along with the charade and giving Biden a fake “win” .”
it’s definitely in putin’s interest to help prop up sock puppets like dementia joe and kamala ... having trump back is going to be a nightmare for leaders like putin ...
You are correct.
The nation with the greatest interest in this affair is Taiwan. If these negotiations fail and Russia despite the sanctions and rhetoric militarily invades and takes what it wants in Ukraine, it will put enormous pressure on Xi from many to invade and conquer Taiwan. China will seem puny if Russia is able to achieve its goals by force but China does nothing against Taiwan. Xi knows an invasion across 90 miles of open ocean may fail and be a disaster for China but he will be under enormous pressure by many to take action.
Neocons will breakout in a dance!
You looking at old news?
You looking at old news?
Amazing how Biden knows the date and time of a Russian invasion.
If you see Liz Cheney with her "O Face" on, you'll know.
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