Thought you were going to talk tough, Joe? Biden gives Putin a WAVE after forgetting to turn on his mic during video call: Threatens toughest sanctions yet against Russia if it invades Ukraine
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - President Joe Biden spoke to Vladimir Putin by video conference from White House Situation Room on Tuesday morning
- Biden is prepared to deploy more American troops to NATO countries if Russia invades the Ukraine, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said
- 'There's no finger wagging but the president was crystal clear about where the United States stands on all of these issues,' Sullivan said
- Virtual chat lasted two hours, according to the White House
- Call started off with some technical difficulties when Biden apparently forgot to switch his microphone on
- American President was then seen waving to his Russian counterpart and chuckling at the technical issues
- Russian news agencies released video of the first few clips of the call
- Donald Trump said in a statement that is 'not worried' about any threats or warnings from Biden
- Kremlin said that Putin asked Biden for guarantees that NATO would neither expand in an Eastern direction
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-12-08 |