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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Helen Livingstone

Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ towards Russia

Joe Biden
Joe Biden has accused his successor, Donald Trump, of ‘modern-day appeasement’ in his approach to Vladimir Putin and said he fears for the future of US-Europe relations. Photograph: BBC

Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of “modern-day appeasement” in his approach to Russia and expressed fears that Europe would “lose confidence in the certainty of America” in his first interview since leaving the White House in January.

“He [Vladimir Putin] believes it [Russia] has historical rights to Ukraine,” Biden told the BBC. Anybody who thought the Russian president would stop if Kyiv conceded territory, as recently proposed by Trump, “is just foolish”, he said.

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