Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC

[SouthBayDem]

Source: BBC

Joe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is "modern-day appeasement" in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House.

Speaking in Delaware on Monday, he said Russian President Vladimir Putin believed Ukraine was part of Russia and "anybody that thinks he's going to stop" if some territory is conceded as part of a peace deal "is just foolish".

Biden, who spoke as Allied nations mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this week, said he was concerned about US-Europe relations breaking down under President Donald Trump, which he said "would change the modern history of the world".

In a wide-ranging interview with BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Biden was challenged on his own record on Ukraine as well as his decision to end his 2024 re-election bid late in the race after a stumbling debate performance stoked concerns over his fitness and plunged the Democratic Party into crisis.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0m9mvemxrwo

[Cha]

1. TY for Reality from Joe Biden.

[AllaN01Bear]

7. ditto.

[Hornedfrog2000]

2. Appeasing is one way to put it

Can we say what is actually happening? He works for putin

[Skittles]

3. "Sleepy Joe" sounds pretty damned lucid to me

yes INDEED

[samsingh]

23. what happened in that first debate?

[HereForTheParty]

4. Some highlights

"Every generation has to fight to maintain democracy. Everyone, everyone's going to be challenged."

"Imagine if we didn’t have NATO now – what would be happening in the Mediterranean, with regard to activity by Russia and China in the region?"

"It is modern-day appeasement... The idea that if we allow a dictator, a thug to decide he’s going to take significant portions of the land that aren’t his, and that’s going to satisfy him – I don’t quite understand."

"We are not the essential nation, but we’re the only nation in position to have the capacity to bring people together to lead the world.""

"We're about freedom, democracy, opportunity – not about confiscation."

"My dad used to have an expression: ‘Everyone’s entitled to be treated with dignity, no matter who they are, no matter where they’re from.’"

[Clouds Passing]

5. But the debate performance....

OMG STFU!

[twodogsbarking]

6. Jill and Joe on The View Thursday, May 8.

[murielm99]

8. I have it set to Tivo.

I like those ladies.

[twodogsbarking]

9. While theyspeak out some I think they would speak out more if allowed.

[Escurumbele]

10. I hope this is not taken the wrong way but...Biden and the Democrats should have done much more to prevent what is going

on today, to prevent a criminal from reaching the presidency. They could have increased the number of judges on the supreme court, and although Kamala Harris is someone I admire, and that I feel was more than ready to become president, we have to accept the fact that the USA is a misogynistic society, and the prospect of trump reaching the president demanded hard decisions, a different candidate, and I hate to say this but, a man, should have been chosen.

If Biden was not feeling well prior to the debate that ended up being a debacle for Biden and the Democrats, he should have postponed it. I understand that hindsight is 20/20, but they are supposed to know these things, they are supposed to be able to predict. And the campaign should have been much more precise in the criticism of trump and the republicans, more aggressive.

There are other legal measures that could have been taken to prevent this guy from ever becoming president again, and none were taken. And now, Schumer and the Democrats seem to be sleep at the while, again...this is bad.

[maxsolomon]

15. You're correct: hindsight is 20/20

What are the unused "other legal measures that could have been taken"?

[samsingh]

24. i agree with you

with the threat the current admin poses and we are witnessing in real time, i'm shocked and horrified at the nonchalant way that the election was run by our team. The country and the world would be a safer, better place with a Democratic President.

[CaptainTruth]

11. "plunged the Democratic Party into crisis"? How did I miss that?

I mean, I keep up with the details of politics every single day yet somehow I totally missed this "crisis" that the media refers to.

Funny how that works...

[samsingh]

25. we have lost the house, senate, Presidency and the Supreme Court, and several governorships

[twodogsbarking]

12. To me America has been the defender of others not the abuser. There are times when I questioned that.

Our goals should include other nations working together. That would befefit our country far more than hissy fits and threats.

[sakabatou]

13. No shit

He's been appeasing strongmen as well as possible business connections.

[markpkessinger]

14. In one way, this is really frustrating to watch . . .

. . . because Biden is CLEARLY NOT suffering from dementia!

[newdeal2]

16. And clearly, the other guy is

But the media refuses to acknowledge it.

[bdamomma]

17. The media

is abetting and supporting a Felon.

[samsingh]

26. we saw a debate

[DallasNE]

18. More Bothsidesism Crap

3 and 8 do not carry the same value.

Russia is nuclear armed so you have to cross the red lines cautiously so as to not trigger a nuclear conflict. But after crossing about 3 red lines it becomes obvious it is a bluff. Once the bluff is sniffed out then Biden should have moved more quickly. But that is mild compared to Trump appeasing Putin for the wrong reasons (not saying that appeasement is ever the right reason). But it is pure crap to suggest that the appeasement offered by Trump and Biden being maybe a little too cautious with help for Ukraine equivalent. They are on a far different scale. Biden saved Ukraine from being overrun by Putin and Russia.

[LoisB]

19. What a loss for the country and the world. We actually traded this great President for IT.

[Evolve Dammit]

20. What a contrast. Good to hear your voice Joe! You are missed.

[DoBW]

21. for what? more of this?

"Security officials reportedly told journalists that several internal organs were missing, including the brain, eyeballs, and part of the trachea. An international forensic expert consulted by reporters said the absence of those organs may indicate an attempt to conceal suffocation as the cause of death."
>>>>>Give Ukraine everything they need

https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/05/01/osce-horrified-by-details-of-ukrainian-journalist-viktoriia-roshchynas-death-in-russian-captivity/

[samsingh]

22. i wish we had won the last election