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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alastair Jamieson

Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern day appeasement’ as Putin prepares for Victory Day parade

Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia amounts to “modern day appeasement,” Joe Biden said on Wednesday as Vladimir Putin welcomed China’s president and other leaders for his annual Victory Day military parade in Red Square.

The former US president told the BBC that his successor risked losing transatlantic confidence in the United States. “Europe’s leaders are asking: 'Can I rely on the United States? Are they going to be there?’” he said.

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