President Biden wrote an op-ed for The New York Times where he sought to clarify his policy on Ukraine. In the piece, the president said that he is not seeking a war between Russia and NATO or regime change in Moscow.
“We do not seek a war between NATO and Russia. As much as I disagree with Mr. Putin, and find his actions an outrage, the United States will not try to bring about his ouster in Moscow,” Biden wrote.
“So long as the United States or our allies are not attacked, we will not be directly engaged in this conflict, either by sending American troops to fight in Ukraine or by attacking Russian forces,” he added.
While Biden insists he doesn’t want war with Russia, he also said that he has decided to give Ukraine “more advanced rocket systems and munitions,” likely a reference to the Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (MLRS) Ukraine has been requesting for months. The MLRS is capable of firing rockets up to 190 miles, but the White House has said the US won’t send long-range rockets capable of striking Russian territory.
Instead, Ukraine will likely receive MLRS systems and munitions that can reach targets at about 40 miles, which is still a major escalation of US military aid for Ukraine. The M777 Howitzers the US has provided Ukraine are capable of hitting targets about 15 miles away.
In the op-ed, Biden said he is not encouraging Ukraine to launch attacks on Russian territory. “We are not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders,” he said. Biden also claimed that the US is not trying to prolong the war to “inflict pain on Russia” but also said Moscow must pay a “heavy price” for launching its invasion. His Pentagon chief, Lloyd Austin, has said one of the US’s goals in Ukraine is to see a “weakened” Russia.
After over three months of the war, the Biden administration has shown little interest in pushing for negotiations to end the fighting and has abandoned diplomacy with Moscow. Biden said the role of the US when it comes to the negotiations is not to pressure Ukraine to make concessions, but to arm Kyiv so it has more leverage.
“We have moved quickly to send Ukraine a significant amount of weaponry and ammunition so it can fight on the battlefield and be in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table,” he said.
Biden said he will continue to support Ukraine by working with allies to escalate sanctions on Russia and send billions more in weapons. The US is expected to announce a new arms package for Ukraine this week that will be pulled from the $40 billion in new Ukraine aid Biden recently signed into law.
Biden. Who is he to say or decide if war is not sought or not? He is only the president of U S A.That does not mean he has any say in the decision making process.
Whatever he “sought” what he actually did got us a war in the heart of Europe that he himself says threatens to go nuclear.
That is not good management of international relations.
It is not an answer that Trump might have done worse. It is an absolute standard of war started in the heart of Europe that Biden himself now says risks nuclear weapons use.
You are still invoking Biden.I just asked “who is Biden”‘ He is just a spineless being supposed not to know or do any thing on his own.Trump or any one else would have made no difference. America as a nation is like a cadaver. Unable to react to the Zionist mechanisation even in times of peril. Don’t blame president who ever he may. One thing I can surmise only.Ukraine conflict could be leading to full scale nuclear confrontation and i believe the Zionists want it so for their own reasons.I only hope that I will be proved wrong
Biden didn’t write or say anything. oBOMBa is in his 3rd term running the Country from his easy chair in his living room. Russia doesn’t trust the Americans as far as they can throw them and will do what it thinks is best for them and to Hell with oBOMBa.
dumb
Says so pinOKYO nOSE
Trump lifted the rules of engagement in Afghanistan to make killing easier. Those 10 people Biden murdered during the withdrawal were a result of those rules of engagement still being in place. Trump bragged about sending anti-tank weapons to Ukraine while Obama was sending blankets. Biden sent ant-tank weapons to Ukraine. Trump bragged about kissing Israel’s a$$ by removing the US from Obama’s JCPOA and placing the IRGC on the terror list. Biden has continued that a$$ kissing. So maybe Biden is being led around by the nose by the same moron leading the republicans around by their noses from his throne in Florida in between the times when his subjects are there kissing his a$$.
How do you know that this isn’t George W Bush’s 5th term?
Sixth.
It’s the Deep State’s 16th Term, since Nov 1963 …
Not far fetched.
And how is this arming of Ukraine working for you?
Army in disarry, front collapsing, according to Zellensky thousands of his countryman are dying. BUT HE HAS NOT AUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL,
In the meantime we bave TIME magazine telling fairy tales of Russian presumed incompetence to raise American public morale — rto think war with Russia will be a cakewalk. Corporate media is doing Biden’s nob of provoking Russia.
There are citizen reports coming out of Odessa. They sre seeing Ukrainian soldiers im Russian uniform. Tanks and vehicles marked Z, There iis big fesr of false flag.
So far, Ukrainian Army is a no show — in spite of the noise,
List of no-shows
1.
Russia’s opening faint at Kiev. Russian army moved unrestricted. On highways around Kiev. Tank volumn —.not one tank taken out until column dispersed
2.
No show at Russian crossing from Crimea taking over Kherson region (size of Belgium), removed water dam blicking Crimea water supply, taking hydroelectric plant.
3.
Taking cities Khersin, Melitopol,
Berdyanski
4.
Moving ALONG ENTIRE coast of Azov Sea in a 30 mile belt. surroundinng Mariupol. Indside city only special operations style forces tried to prevent Russian Army from getting to the center, Once on the run, special ops style units were surtounded. Drama of waiting for them to get out is Zelensky’s forte
5.
Russian forces, after notification given, pulled away from Kiev, Ukrainian army no show as Russian forces withdraw. Three days later, Ukraine remembered to find bodies in Buchsa.
6.
Eastern front — first contact Russian forces had with a battlefield control army, trenches, bunkers. For several weeks Russia did nothing but soften the front by destroying artilerty behind the front, amd crested several large and now smaller cauldrons. This looks identical to separating HTS militants in Syria.
7.
After four weeks, we have now relorts flooding from the friont in the appaling state of.neirganized. chaotic,and never too well prepared foot soldiers in sesrch of commanderx that went AWOL.
There does not appear that any organized pushback was attemptef against any of those territorial advances.
One attempt at Kherson last werkend. Again, this was a spec ops style attempt to unfiltrafe and sabitage a bridge,
Such indurgency styled attrmpt fails as it is coming from outside — not behind the front,
Boris Johnson said that Russians are “chewing througn earth”.
Good description. US style of battlefield managemet is to disable air defenses, than use airforce to destroy air defenses. US controls area in a macro level trhough bases and checkpoints.
Russia uses artillery to control the batglefield.
In thesr areas Russia has the advantage of populatio thst is supportive. But this also means thst their security is important, thus must move slowly to shore up local services, from utilities to credit cards.
We are yet to see Ukrainian forces in a deliberate attempt at regaining terriyory,
They must regroup and solve problems of communications. chain of command, have batteries.
At some point Ukrainian strength in mobile special operstions might be advantageous. So far, it has not been the case.
Biden says the words that he does not seek a US war with Russia.
Then he draw a line of no surrender, no retreat, total victory, with the US funding it and arming it all the way there.
That is how this war got started. It was the need to sound and act tough before a US election that has led to war in Europe.
It changes by events on-the-ground and calculation. His party had bad people in the State Department. They where always fiddling with Russian-speakers lives & aspirations as-if they where just as twistable as Iraqi ones. NBC news hid Hunter Biden’s laptop ( see Scott Horton Radio’s ( Peter Van Buren interview)) for over-a-year. Wars get started and they continue with lies.
Can we call this a proxy war?…
When do the civilians, refugees, and the builders who spent their lives working get ghost writers & professional liars like Biden? Where is their representation? For two weeks plus Sky News is telling readers how Donbass city Severodonetsk is vital. The next day, seven reasons why it never was. There is too much money in war. All the so-called leaders have-to do apparently is sign a check. War as a con-job.
Oh h*ll, the coup was a proxy coup, leading to this proxy war. My question is when is the iodine supplies going to be increased for purchase?
Meanwhile back on earth – DPR says they will indict Kiev leadership for war crimes – command responsibility. Evidently a international court is being set up for a whole bevy of trials starting this summer. ( use machine translation )
https://readovka.news/news/99124
Also more rumors of NATO officers POW’d. This time (4) US officers having some sort command over the Azovites.
Of course not. The Biden regime (Vickie Nudelman &Co) just, like the 8 years of slow motion US/Nazi genocide on Russians in Donbass prior to this war, want to kill as many Russians by proxy as possible. Not that it would make Vicki’s daddy issues go away but still…
Is it a coincidence that I too wonder if “Toria” is running policy for Biden..???
I suppose the “more damage to Ukraine the better” for both sides is the reason that neither side is ready to stand down. The trouble is that next shoe to drop will be in the East, and the will be hell.
“In the op-ed, Biden said he is not encouraging Ukraine to launch attacks on Russian territory. “We are not encouraging or enabling Ukraine to strike beyond its borders,” he said. Biden also claimed that the US is not trying to prolong the war to “inflict pain on Russia” but also said Moscow must pay a “heavy price” for launching its invasion.”
Well, since George W admitted the US did the same thing in Iraq shouldn’t the US be required to pay that same “heavy price”? If a murder investigation is reopened after 20 years wouldn’t someone be arrested if that case were to be solved? Put Bush in jail and get those sanctions rolling.
If it happens, Biden can say we told them no, no. But then, children (and comedians, and NAZIs ) can be difficult.
Just assume that whatever Biden and the rest of the West is claiming, the opposite is true. Too much money in it for the U.S. Offense Industry to not want endless war.
It no longer matters. The support for Zelenski has already destroyed Biden’s domestic programs. Biden is also looking at a 1+ trillion Zelensky-addition to the deficit if that war goes on and on and on much longer.
Biden’s advisers (Nuland, Blinken, etc) are really, really evil. We could have protected Z from the Azov Battalion, who threatened to lynch Z were he to have gone ahead and sought peace with Russia. Now we are using the man as a mouthpiece. (by the way, things were fixed by the Azov folks, their image, you know, by removing neo-NAZI patches from their uniforms, because Russia was using it for “propaganda purposes”, but now they need laser tattoo removal)
How does 40 billion turn into 1 trillion?
The deranged old man in the WH wants more war. The stupefaction of the NATO members makes it possible. The NATO members are in the class with Banana Republics. Biden always was a warmonger, obfuscating it with his pretentious empathy for victims. The man is really evil, a cowardly name caller.
Imagine this: Washington staying out of the war completely. No threats. No sanctions. No weapons. Not even a comment, since it’s not the U.S. that is at war.
Can you imagine?
But for most Americans it is inconceivable. The media have told them that every war is their concern, theirs to decide. They don’t even reflect on this. So the politicians get free reign, with the media saying “the U.S.” is doing it.
People are anti war. Then the propaganda ratchets up.
Ukrainian Peace Activist writes about his country and the way towards Peace
https://multipolarista.com/2022/03/14/ukrainian-leftist-war-russia-us/
“In the piece, the president said that he is not seeking a war between Russia and NATO or regime change in Moscow.”
Well, that’s reassuring … the president says that he is not purposely seeking nuclear Armageddon, which is what war between Russia and NATO would be. The question is though, does the husk of the person who used to be Joe Biden realize that wars often start w/o either side intending them to? That by raising risk over and over, wars in fact become at some point almost inevitable?
Maybe there are two Joe Bidens.
But seriously, is the person that Joe Biden used to be that much different from the “husk” he is now? So, would it even matter?
Just as corrupt … but seemed more genial (he seems angry all the time now) and occasionally would tell the unapproved truth (by mistake) … like you recall the statement on American support for AlQ in Syria?
I do remember that statement. I only remember him saying it once. I can only imagine why. s/
If you asked Biden during a news conference what he wrote in the article in the NY Times, he wouldn’t have a clue, because he didn’t write it.
Sure, he has people for that. Still it was important stuff to say. Probably should fire Blinking or Austin or whoever suggested regime change was a goal just to make it clearer.
“we are not encouraging,” so what, he is giving winks and hints to do just that, to strike beyond the its border with Russia. He provides the weapons to do it. He wants more war, he said it many times and acts accordingly. Biden and his ilk are the most dangerous people around. They are worse than Hitler. He never moved one inch to diplomatic negotiations, he pulled Zelensky back if he hinted to make a concession. Biden is a very evil man.
… and yet the Biden administration pulls the trigger anyway ?
Ukrainians will just trade some of their newly acquired NATO war surplus inventory for rockets with greater range.
To compound this folly NATO will ship these launchers through rail
corridors that are being used to ship grain out of Ukraine.
What could go wrong ?
Why do I feel like going: wink, wink, nudge, nudge?….
Well the amount of poo that’ll hit the fan when some of the Azov crazies fire these weapons at the Russians or heaven forbid inside Russia will be huge and fast.
In the form of ICBMs
Someone needs to tap-the-Biden people on the shoulder & ask ‘what happens if the Russian Federation recalculates? What if occupation & absorption of the Donbass is not enough. What if (Ukrainian) refugees become fourteen, sixteen, eighteen million? Gasoline at some* US cities is higher than the Federal minimum wage. It comes from the war. Ask a voter, if they voted for this war & the administration’s counter strategy?
*more than a handful.
Tap on his shoulder, and he may jump out of his shoes.
He is too old and lame for that. More likely he will fall over.
Well, yeah.
Yep suicide is a totally rational response
A New War Is Being Prepared For After The Defeat In The Face Of Russia. 31/05/2022 by Thierry MEYSSAN.
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS IF YOU ARE A STRONG PERSON…!!!
It’s not a “major escalation”. Have you seen MLRS systems? One battery of nine requires nine trucks, 12 trucks for ammo, and two fuel trucks, plus transportation for the crews, the support crews, etc., etc. They are a physically huge presence which Russia will find and destroy as soon as they reach the battlefield. They are only useful in a conflict where the enemy doesn’t control the air or have sophisticated ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance) capability or sophisticated counter-battery radar or sophisticated air defense. The Ukrainians have Smerch systems now and they’re being shot down by Russian AD.
Read my lips. Absolutely nothing the US can send to Ukraine, short of tactical nukes, can change the outcome of this war. Nothing.
But he did say it, and NATO is fighting Russia since the start. They provide and fund the Ukrainian proxies and Biden calls the shots. He prevents any diplomatic negotiations and any concessions. Why does it only concern the USA if Ukraine is in NATO or not? Without the US stoking Ukraine to provoke Russia, becoming a de facto NATO member, the nation could have been a neutral state like Austria at peace and prosperous. They have everything to lose and nothing to gain, same goes for Finland and Sweden
Biden is a war criminal.
Not just Biden, Wash. is all for war. Gangsters all.
Is NATO blinking, from Biden on down?
How about this from Blinken and Stoltenberg:
“Wars are unpredictable,” Stoltenberg told reporters. “We were able to predict the invasion, but how this war will evolve, it’s very hard to predict. What we do know is that almost all wars end at some stage at the negotiating table.”
He added that NATO is supporting Ukraine’s right to self-defence while trusting the leadership in Kyiv to make its own judgement on talks with Moscow.
Blinken echoed Stoltenberg’s remarks.
“What we’re working to do … is to make sure that the Ukrainians have in hand what they need to defend against this aggression, to repel it and push it back,” he said. “And as well, and as a result, to make sure that they have the strongest possible hand at any negotiating table that emerges.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-us-say-ukraine-war-likely-to-end-through-talks/ar-AAXY8KT?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4080d242121f47d19b6c41234541bda0
Suddenly, it all about “negotiations” in the blather from the subordinates. In the past the only talk of negotiations, and the only actual diplomatic moves at all, came from the Pentagon, not Secretary of State Blinken. Meanwhile, Biden backs down from his “Putin must not remain in power” stance. It seems as if Biden’s “Putin is a war criminal” rhetoric is no longer operative either.
Maybe George W’s confession has something to do with that.
Antiwar, are you going to post a link to this story?
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-fires-five-generals-russia-military-failures-ukraine-continue-1712053
What any politician says shouldn’t be trusted, nobody in Wash. has the American People’s best interests at heart; even the anti-war faction sides with their parties in the end, even if it means the possibility of nuclear war. Out of one side of the mouth Biden says he doesn’t want war with Russia, but the other side says ‘regime change’ and ‘weaken Russia’, then Wash. sends billions of dollars of our taxes to further provoke war. Both Russia and China are continually being antagonized by NATO and Wash. Hopefully Russia knows what’s going on and won’t take the bait, but what would be the response from Wash. if Russia put military bases in Tijuana or Toronto? The hypocrisy in Wash, is so pervasive, isn’t it? And, the American People who don’t want go to war again are helpless to stop the runaway train called WWIII brought to us by the lesser evil you voted for. (voting for lesser evils is still voting for evil, isn”t it?)
Biden Says He Seeks NATO-Russia War or Regime Change in Moscow