Biden Says Putin 'Badly Miscalculated' On Ukraine

Countering Russia's attack on Ukraine featured prominently in U.S. President Joe Biden's address to Congress on March 1. In the first State of the Union speech of his term, Biden said the "free world" was holding Russian President Vladimir Putin to account for the invasion.

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[Namco_]

Putin may encircle Kiev with tanks, but he'll never gain the hearts and souls of the Iranian people." - Biden

[aman]

That was also miscalculated by USA in Iraq/Afghanisthan etc etc....Western media always portrays USA and other Western countries as saviours of humanity.They should also look at their own backyards and understand their misdeeds too.

[philbright]

Biden says alot. Some of it makes sense. The rest he forgets.

[badda_boom]

OMG you actually cut out the bit. Where he referred to Ukraine as Iran!!!!

[usa]

They literally stood and clapped every single time he mumbled something lol

[Leo.Wirabuana]

he's been rehearsing that speech two nights straight.

[kdubs]

This from a man who can't even remember who the actual president is

[vorobyan]

We stand strong 💪 with the people of Iran!!!

[kpodgek]

"Free world" lol am I living on a different planet or something

[dan.c]

The same way how Usa miscalculated in Irak

[LongMax]

Pfft, why did you cut that part when he said "Iranian people" instead of "Ukrainian people"?

[---quuf]

Yea, You also bad miscalculated on the drone strike which killed civilians in Afghanistan. The hypocrisy.

[justinmoore]

You think potato head joe knows what he's talking about.. 🤣. Look at the damage he has done to the US

[eyezwideopen]

I think Ukraine miscalculated their support from western and nato governments.

[lili]

Over the past few days, I have been watching my friends around the world change their Instagram and Facebook avatars to Ukrainian flags.
Those who live in America or Europe do so because they have succumbed to the rhetoric of the mainstream media without even knowing how to locate Ukraine on a map.
But there were also Russians who did the same. In truth, most of them live abroad. When the war started, they changed their avatar with the words: "I woke up with a sense of shame."
It is strange that these same people have not felt shame for the last 8 years, while children, women and the elderly are dying in the Donbass.
I am a Serbian and survived the NATO bombing in 1999. For almost three months I hid from the bombs, fearing for myself and the lives of my loved ones.
That is why I have the right to say that war is the most terrible thing in the world. Any normal person would condemn any form of violence.
Do you really think that those who are at the head of the Russian state are celebrating because they were forced to go to war? That they did it because of their imperialist ambitions?
No friends. Russia endured. For the past 8 years, Russia has not ceased to insist on the observance of the Minsk negotiations, which Kyiv refused to comply with.
And they had a lot of patience while Ukrainians were killing Russians in a neighboring country.
At the same time, more and more Nazi movements were organized in Ukraine, they did everything possible to kill the memory of the common Soviet past. They destroyed monuments, historical symbols and forbade speaking Russian.
The West has long been trying in every possible way to provoke the Russians to attack Ukraine. There has been talk of an "imminent attack" for months now.
Hence the panic was born. And not in Russia, which has already denied these versions of bad intentions many times.
This caused a panic in Ukraine, which continued to bomb Donbass day after day, feeling strong, thinking that NATO would turn its back on it.
Now their president says they feel lonely. Surprise?
It is surprising that they are now surprised by the reaction of Russia. They have been provoking one of the most powerful countries in the world for years, not respecting agreements, breaking promises. And now they're surprised?
The NATO alliance promised not to expand and did so openly. Every day it is getting closer and closer to the borders of Russia.
It's time for them to say a lot. And yes, it hurts. Russia is trying to stop NATO and their imperialist future.
Many of those who are now shouting “no war” are the same people who for years promoted NATO expansion, organized the bloody revolution in Kyiv, armed and continue to arm Ukraine.
In the end, it looks like this: this action was inevitable, for someone it was inevitable, but it is also a fact that after this February 24, the balance of power in the world will never be the same.
Elena Milincic's video has been watched by millions of people around the world - there are almost 800, 000 views on just one Tik-tok channel:

[icernexus]

American miscalculated for making him as president of the united states.

[bsamuel]

I’m actually losing brain cells just listening to him

[SSArt]

Ok Radio Free Europe, I thought you were unbiased news coverage!
_Yet you cut out when he confused the brave Ukrainian people as Iranian._

[coryv]

6 days ago we did jack shit to defend a country... Merca!

[nmiii]

what happened to you guys in Afghanistan.You guys miscalculated Afghanis