Biden clarifies Ukraine ‘minor incursion’ comment, after criticism from Ukrainian president

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been in talks with European diplomats in Berlin to try to present a firm and united front against Russia's threat to invade Ukraine.

Last night at a stumbling press conference, President Biden suggested that a "minor incursion" by Russia would not result in major retaliation.

White House aides immediately went into damage limitation mode and today Mr Blinken stressed that the US would take strong and immediate action if President Putin went ahead with military action.

[Withthetrend]

If Trump did that, everyone would be saying he almost started WW3.

[robertcummings]

Biden’s brain is like car tires on ice, it spins and goes nowhere.

[darthollie]

Well president Joe Biden has always been known for his quick thinking and sharp intellect so I'm sure it wasn't a slip of the tongue :D

[tonyglover]

Clearly he's not the leader of the free world.
LET'S GO BRANDON!

[rogerst.lwakataka]

I’d rather have Trump telling you exactly what’s up, than this one simply saying but acting otherwise

[Mike_]

Biden struggles to tell what day of the week it is

[monarchist]

There is a reason why Putin said he wants Biden re-elected in 2024.

[urbanimage]

Well, that's a revealing glimpse in to Biden's thinking on the situation in Ukraine.

[kaiw]

Well since Afghanistan is done, the military industrial complex needs a new cash cow. Maybe this is the new one.

LET’S GO BRANDON!!

[musaxcoco]

Wow Putin is shaking with laughter like the rest of us. Those in glass houses neither the U.K. or U.S have the moral authority to judge Russia in my opinion. What did Russia do when the U.S U.K illegally invaded iraq and Afghanistan nothing. So the U.S U.K calling out Russia is hilarious. 😂🤣

[henrynasal]

The new puppet master for Joe let him go off script... New guy...

[Ahoooooooo]

Didn't Nato and the US say they will not defend Ukraine with military and they will only sanction Russia?
My question is what else is there to sanction, cuz they are already sanctioning Russia 🤔

[MicrowaveOvenmit]

Being scared of the Democrats in office is like having your mom threaten to spank you. We all know who the daddy is.

[mathiasnowts]

Blinken : Watch out Vladimir do not cross the red line. Or else...ehm...we together with the unified...ehm...Europeans, or some of them at least, will send some real nasty sanctions in your direction!
Putin : Hey Sacha get me some more Milkas and Gummibaerchen from the store, just in case they really mean it.

[qwertyuiop]

Let’s be real, you can’t use “new” and “t-72” in the same sentence

Edit: the point is, details matter 👍🏻

[ewsdneaxeaxe]

UK should avoid this madness, i have enough of us in a non-stop war, let them sort out their problems for once.

[benwarnock]

Why no mention of the fact US are also on the border of Russia? Kinda changes the context of this whole thing.

[yonayehezkel]

Whom Can We Trust If No One Is Trustworthy?
One of my favorite quips from Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is when Tom is defined as “a glittering hero…the pet of the old, the envy of the young, ” and there were “some that believed that he would be President, yet, if he escaped hanging.” With these few words, Twain captured the essence of leadership in our world. Those who get to the top are the fiercest, most determined, and most ruthless. Today, the latter quality has become so intense that we can no longer believe our leaders, and certainly not trust them to have our best interest in mind.
I am not accusing any leader in particular, or even leaders as a whole. It is simply that in an egoistic world, where people vie to topple one another on their way to the top, the one at the top is clearly the one who trampled over and knocked down more people than anyone else. Concisely, to get to the top in an egoistic world you have to be the biggest egoist.
So how do we know whom to trust? We don’t know and we cannot know. All we know is that we are in the dark.
In a culture of unhinged selfishness, any conspiracy theory seems reasonable, while truth is nowhere to be found. When every person who says or writes something is trying to promote some hidden agenda, you have no way of knowing who is right, what really happened, or if anything happened at all.
The only way to get some clarity in the news and goodwill from our leaders is to say “Enough!” to our current system and build something entirely independent. The guiding principle of such a system should be “information only, ” no commentary. Commentary means that information has already been skewed. Information means saying only what happened, as much as possible, not why, and not who is to blame and who we should praise.
Concurrently, we must begin a comprehensive process of self-teaching. We have to know not only what is happening, but why we skew and distort everything. In other words, we have to know about human nature and how it inherently presents matters according to its own subjective view, which caters to one’s own interest. To “clear” ourselves from that deformity, we must learn how to rise above our personal interest and develop an equally favorable attitude toward others. This is our only guarantee that our interpretation of things will be even and correct.
Once we achieve such an attitude, we will discover that the bad things we see in our world reflect our own, internal wickedness. Our ill-will toward others creates a world where ill-will governs, and so the world is filled with wickedness and cruelty. Therefore, all we need in order to create positive leadership—and to generally eliminate ill-will from the world—is to generate goodwill within us. When we nurture goodwill toward others, we will fill the world with goodwill. As a result, the world will fill with kindness and compassion. By changing ourselves, we will create a world that is opposite from the world we have created through our desires to govern, patronize, and often destroy other people.

[keithmohan]

Looks like that minor incursion is about to turn into a major pain in the keester

[Imrahil-rfly]

What does a "minor incursion" even mean! 🤔