President Joe Biden today made international headlines for his car crash press conference where he seemingly gave Russian strongman Vladimir Putin the 'green light' to invade Ukraine.
Biden was blasted on all fronts after after telling reporters that a 'minor incursion' into Ukraine by Moscow might elicit a lesser response than a full-scale invasion.
The Kyiv Post accused Biden of 'fraying raw nerves' with his comments that suggested a Russian invasion was not only likely but 'a fait accompli' after the Kremlin spent recent months massing more than 100,000 troops on the border.
The West Australia branded the president's comments a 'gaffe' that sent the White House scrambling to 'damage control'. While the Japan Times accused Biden of 'flustering his European partners' and 'triggering alarm in European capitals with his suggestion of divisions among allies'.
Biden, speaking during a rambling two-hour White House press conference on Wednesday, said: 'Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does.
'It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do, et cetera, but if they actually do what they're capable of doing with the forces amassed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for Russia if they further invade Ukraine.'
Top officials scrambled to clarify the White House position on Thursday, reiterating if 'any assembled Russian units move across the Ukrainian border, that is an invasion' and it would be met with a 'severe and coordinated economic response.'
President Joe Biden is making headlines worldwide over his potentially catastrophic press conference on Wednesday where, as some critics allege, he gave Russia the 'green light' to invade Ukraine (Translation: Joe Biden bogged down)
The West Australian newspaper called the president's Wednesday press conference a 'gaffe' that required 'damage control' from Ukraine's allies, who remain unified in responding to an invasion from Moscow
French newspaper Le Figaro also featured the president on their front page saying he left his people 'disappointed' after his first year in office. The news outlet alleged Biden was an 'unfortunate idealistic but clumsy Democratic president' who has 'overestimated his political capacities'
Biden was also accused of being 'bogged down' and 'fragile' because of his 'too small majority in Congress' while pictured on the front
