Friday 30 September 2022 07:20 PM Biden warns US is prepared to defend 'every inch of NATO territory' trends now
President Biden warned Vladimir Putin Friday that the United States is 'prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory' after the Russian leader annexed four regions of Ukraine.
'Mr Putin, don’t misunderstand what I am saying, ' Biden said as he slammed Russia's 'sham' referendum and the 'disinformation and lies' on Friday that the West was behind the Nord Stream pipelines explosion.
Biden's explicit warning, which he repeated, came hours after Putin accused United States of creating a nuclear weapons 'precedent' by bombing Japan at the end of the second World War in an unhinged speech calling the West 'satanists' and accusing 'Anglo Saxons' of blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines.
Biden also ridiculed the show of unity Putin tried to organize for his announcement. Putin declared his country was absorbing territory it does not even control militarily.
'Putin’s actions are a sign he's struggling. The sham referendum he carried out and this team he put on … th sham routine that he put on this morning, showing the unity and people holding hands together,' Biden said.
'The United States is never going to recognize this. And quite frankly, the world's not going to recognize it either. He can't seize his neighbor’s territory and get away with it,' Biden intoned.
The Russian despot ranted about sex-change operations, claimed America is occupying Germany and Korea and vowed to 'smash' the West in the disturbing remarks as he announced the annexation of four regions in Ukraine.
His saber-rattling is another terrifying hint that he is prepared to use nuclear weapons as he vowed to use 'all available means' to hold onto Russian-occupied areas of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Again, he blamed the West for his invasion of Ukraine because they believe Russia is a 'colony' and a 'band of slaves, and wants to break it up into smaller states who 'will be fighting against each other'.
President Biden warned Vladimir Putin that the United States is 'prepared to defend every inch of NATO territory' after the Russian leader annexed four regions of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the United States had created a 'precedent' by using nuclear weapons against Japan at the end of World War Two, in a speech filled with hostility towards the West delivered from the Kremlin on Friday
Biden released a statement earlier Friday claiming that the annexations have 'no legitimacy' and will not be recognized by the U.S. He also announced a new set of sanctions in response to the move.
'The United States will always honor Ukraine's internationally recognized borders,' Biden said in the statement, adding: 'We will continue to support Ukraine's efforts to regain control of its territory by strengthening its hand militarily and diplomatically.'
'In response to Russia's phony claims of annexation, the United States, together with our Allies and partners, are announcing new sanctions today,' the president released in his Friday statement. 'These sanctions will impose costs on individuals and entities -- inside and outside of Russia -- that provide political or economic support to illegal attempts to change the status of Ukrainian territory.'
The U.S. Treasury Department updated its list of sanctions for Russia-related individuals and entities to include the Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina and Russia Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.
The Russian president said westerners have made the leap from issuing sanctions to conducting 'terror attacks' in a hostile speech delivered from the Kremlin.
The West sabotaging Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines was an attempt to 'destroy the European energy infrastructure,' he claimed – and added that 'those who profit from it have done it,' without naming a specific country.
Fears of nuclear war have grown since Putin confirmed last week he was 'not bluffing' when he said Russia was prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend its territory.
He claimed that there is 'centuries-old Russophobia' against his country and people because they dared defend themselves from western colonization.
The speech was for Putin to announce he is annexing four Ukrainian regions following sham elections concluding that they areas want to be joined with Russia after voters were seen being escorted by gun-point to the ballots
Flash back: Smoke billows over the Japanese city of Nagasaki and Hiroshima after U.S. forces dropped a second atomic bomb on August 9, 1945
He also said any country who wants to 'live by the rules of the United States' are 'political masochists.'
Putin even made the outlandish claim that the U.S. is occupying
