Biden condemns Trump's policy on Russia: A threat to Europe
- Anyone who thinks Putin will stop if he is given Ukrainian territories is just a fool - assessed former US President Joe Biden, who gave his first interview since leaving the White House in January. In a conversation with the BBC, Biden admitted that the actions of his successor, Donald Trump, are deeply troubling. According to Biden, this is especially true concerning relations with Europe.
- What the hell's going on here? What president ever talks like that? That's not who we are - said Biden, referring to Donald Trump's declarations, who has repeatedly suggested that, among others, Canada and Greenland should join the USA. The former president clearly opposed this and emphasized that the United States stands for "freedom, democracy, opportunity, not about confiscation."
The BBC highlighted that the peace plan proposed by the Trump administration, which assumes Washington's recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea and the de facto recognition of Russian-occupied territory in eastern Ukraine, represents a policy of concessions.
The British public broadcaster reported that Biden drew a parallel between the current US policy towards Russia and the policy pursued in the 1930s by the British government towards Nazi Germany, which was - in theory - intended to prevent the outbreak of war.
Biden fears that as a result of Trump's policy, European leaders will lose trust in the United States. He stressed that in European capitals, politicians might start asking numerous questions, such as: "Can I rely on the United States" and "Are they going to be there (in case of war)?"
I just don't understand how people think that if we allow a dictator, a thug, to decide he's going to take significant portions of land that aren't his, that that's going to satisfy him. I don't quite understand - admitted Biden, emphasising that this is beyond his understanding.
Referring to the argument that took place on 28th February in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden stated that this situation was humiliating for America.
Biden on withdrawing from the elections: Things moved so quickly
Asked about the wisdom of his decision to withdraw from the race for a second term, he said it was very difficult. - Things moved so quickly that it made it difficult to walk away. And it was a hard decision - he admitted. When pressed if he should have made the decision earlier, he speculated that it wouldn't have changed much.
- Our economy was growing. We were moving in a direction where the stock market was way up. We were in a situation where we were expanding our influence around the world in a positive way, increasing trade - he described the state of the country when he left the White House.
In conclusion, in response to a question about assessing the first 100 days of Trump's second term, Biden said that "history will judge it". - I don't see anything that was triumphant - he emphasised.
