Despite Biden calling Putin a crazy SOB, the Russian president reaffirmed that he prefers the Democrat over Trump. Putin’s false flag? U.S. sanctions against Russia, two years into the war.
Vladimir Putin becomes a major player in the US elections for the third time in a row. And Joe Biden wants that interference to work in his favor. In the span of the last 24 hours, the Democratic administration announced sanctions against Russian businessmen and Iran for aiding Putin in the invasion of Ukraine. The FBI is once again fishing for Russian spies and Biden directly insulted Putin in an act of fundrasing.
He called him «crazy SOB» during a fundraising gala in San Francisco.
A few hours before the second year of the war in Ukraine, Biden received Alexey Navalny’s widow and mother. «Alexey’s legacy of courage will live on in Yulia and Dasha, and in the countless people across Russia who fight for democracy and human rights,» the president said.
The Kremlin responded that Biden’s insult to Putin was «probably some kind of attempt to look like a Hollywood cowboy.» Last week, Putin had said he preferred Biden over Donald Trump as U.S. president. Ahead of the November elections, the Russian declared that the Democrat was more experienced and predictable.
After Biden called him a crazy son of a bitch, Putin reinforced his point. «We are willing to work with any president. But I think for us, Biden is a preferable president for Russia, and judging by what he just said, I’m absolutely right,» he told state television, with a slight smile. False flag signal from Putin? Time will tell.
.»It’s not like he’s going to say to me, ‘Volodya (short name for Vladimir), thank you, well done, you’ve helped me a lot,'» said one Putin strategist. «They asked me what’s best for us; I held it then and I still think I can repeat it: Biden.» In short, the Russian leader argued that Biden was making domestic policy against him.
The recent official barrage against Russia seems to prove him right. The Justice Department announced a series of arrests and indictments against Russian businessmen and their intermediaries in five separate federal cases spanning New York, Florida, Georgia and the District of Columbia.
The State Department has placed a $1 million reward on Vladislav Osipov, a dual Russian-Swiss citizen, for information leading to his arrest. He is accused of conspiring in transnational organized crime.
In parallel, FBI whistleblower Alexander Smirnov was accused of fabricating false evidence about Biden family corruption in Ukraine. Smirnov told investigators after his arrest that the material came from Russian intelligence.
Regarding the war in Ukraine, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has just announced that the United States will impose additional sanctions on Iran. Reasons? Iranian efforts to supply drones to Putin. Speaking to the media, Kirby also confirmed that the White House has a frontrunner to be NATO’s next general secretary.
Mark Rutte, the experienced Dutch prime minister, Biden’s pick to lead NATO. Europa Press
«Let’s stop complaining, scolding and complaining about Trump,» Rutte said a few days ago. It was a call for Europe to invest more in its own defense, rather than calculating who occupies the White House.
The veteran Dutch leader’s warning was in response to Trump’s remarks. The Republican said he would invite Russia to invade NATO allies that fall short of defense spending targets.