Putin and Biden in a long-distance duel

Three appearances, three times the invocation of unity. Putin’s State of the Union address makes it clear that he is preparing his country for a long period of war. Joe Biden is received like a pop star in Warsaw. In Brussels, NATO, the EU, and Ukraine demonstrate cohesion.

Biden’s greeting already indicated the direction of the attack: „Hello Poland, one of our great allies!“ the US President called out to the people who had gathered at Warsaw’s Royal Castle. Putin, he said, had tested Europe, the US, NATO, and all democracies with his attack on Ukraine – and missed his targets. „He thought he’d get the Finlandization of NATO. Instead, he got the NATOization of Finland.„

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