President Joe Biden was "reluctant to respond" when asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering his armed forces to hold a 36-hour cease-fire in Ukraine to mark the Russian Orthodox Christmas holiday.
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It was not immediately clear whether hostilities would actually be halted. Ukrainian officials have previously dismissed Russian peace moves as ploys to regroup and prepare for more attacks.
Mykhailo Podolyak, a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appeared to dismiss the truce in a tweet: "RF (Russian Federation) must leave the occupied territories – only then will it have a "temporary truce". Keep hypocrisy to yourself."
President Joe Biden, asked about Putin’s cease fire, said he was "reluctant to respond to anything Putin says. … I think he’s trying to find some oxygen.”
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When free man hero talk, bravo Biden.
Brandon cannot form a complete sentence without a teleprompter…let alone find Ukraine on a map💯🤣🖕🏽
Lol spoken like the true clown you are 🤡
They’ve juiced him up again look at them dilated eyes and the sound of his voice I just am so frustrated that Americans are not seeing how our country is compromised right now it’s horrifying to me!!!
And your account has signs of a bot…. Is this the Wagner Group? I mean they came out and said they’d do this on behalf of Russia and already have been.
@Christian Carlson oh shut up
It’s a trap! Calm before the storm.
His coach isn’t there to tell him what to say
English language….it’s a metaphor
Says the mr. Potato.
Cease, cool take out the bridge
What planet is Putin on ceasefire 🤣.
Earth
@Ilia channel bot
Ukraine offered for negotiations not long ago
Russia agrees and calls a ceasefire
Warmonger Joe: Putin must have given up
I thought the same thing.
“We haven’t laundered enough money, yet. Quick, Joe, insult Putin!”
Zelensky’s offer was no offer at all. Demanding Russia leave the territories it came to secure for the people there is a sign that Zelensky has no concept of what a statesman should be. He is clearly delusional.
He does not look healthy
Best og president ever…
Perfect response!
Please be a joke
Come on man😀
Everyone commenting the ole joe is struggling and yet what he said made total sense.
Perfect response. The American way
Why does he sound like that??
This is just a massive ploy for a major strategic move on behalf of Russia.