Why Did Joe Biden Call Putin A Killer?

US President Joe Biden had a long phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin in January after taking over the presidency from Donald Trump. Recently Biden called Putin a “killer” and warned him of strict actions.

Excerpts of Biden-Putin phone call

It was a long call but intimidating for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Biden said that he knew Putin and Putin knew him. Biden further said that if he established something then Putin should be ready to face repercussions. But Biden took the first step to start the agreement to continue working in the areas where both the countries have to work together.

Why did Biden call Putin “killer”?

It was during an interview to ABC News when Biden was asked about Putin’s role in poisoning Alexei Navalny and other rivals that Biden said yes, he thought Putin was a “killer”. Biden’s comments were followed by the US Commerce Department toughening export restrictions on Russia for poisoning Navalny.

What did Biden mean by saying “know the other guy”?

Joe Biden said that learned tough political lessons in his five-decade political career including Vice President of America. He said that the most important thing to deal with awful people was to “just know the other guy”.

What are the allegations against Putin?

Joe Biden accused the Russian President of meddling in the US Presidential elections, poisoning Navalny and announcing booties on US troops in Afghanistan. Russia immediately called its US envoy for talks to Moscow. Russia also said that ties with the US fully rest with the Americans.

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Russia Fears Fresh Sanctions From US

Russia could face fresh sanctions by the US, based on an American intelligence report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence leveled serious allegations on Russia for interfering in the 2020 presidential elections.

What was the intelligence report?

It is a bulky 15-page document that details how Russia tried to influence the presidential elections of 2020 in favor of the former president Donald Trump. Also, the report alleged that Russian President Vladimir Putin directed those efforts. Serious claims were made against the then-candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter by Russian-linked Ukrainian figures.

The report even said that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential elections to help Trump.

The report also alleged that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militia to defeat coalition forces in Afghanistan.

What did the report say about China?

Trump’s allies alleged that China was acting on behalf of Joe Biden but the fresh intelligence report punctured those claims saying that China was looking for stability with the US and that it couldn’t risk blowback if caught.

But the intelligence report raised fingers against Cuba, Venezuela, and the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah for influencing the elections.

What did the report say about Iran?

The report alleged that Iran was involved in a multi-pronged covert influence campaign to sway American voters in 2020. But it was to undercut then US President Donald Trump. The US under the leadership of Trump pulled out of a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran and imposed fresh sanctions on Iran.

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