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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
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=619386