former President Joe Biden The Trump administration has accused the “modern recovery” in its dealings with Russia Vladimir Putin and the risk of the Atlantic alliance that prevented a World War for 80 years.
In his first interview since his departure in January, Biden was told “Today” program for BBC 4 It was a “foolishness” that Putin would be satisfied by obtaining the lands that his forces have seized permanently after the invasion of 2022, which is President Donald Trump and Senior officials said It may be necessary to secure a peace agreement.
In a broad broadcast interview on Wednesday morning, Biden also defense of his record of economics and US aid to Ukraine, with strong attacks on the current administration.
Sometimes, Biden seemed brave and at some point he apologized for a continuous cough, and at other times he seemed to be mistaken in his words, a reminder of the catastrophic presidential debate with Trump End up To be re -elected in July last year.
“I do not understand how people think that if we allow a dictator and thugs, he decides to take large parts of the lands that you do not satisfy, because I do not fully understand,” said Biden, speaking from his hometown in Wellington, Dilayer.
He said: “It is the modern calm,” referring to Britain’s policy and other countries towards Nazi Germany in the thirties of the twentieth century, where the leaders were hoping to avoid war if Adolf Hitler was allowed to achieve a series of regional gains.
“What this man wants is to re -establish the Warsaw Agreement – he cannot bear the fact that the Russian dictatorship he runs, and that the Soviet Union has collapsed. Anyone who believes will only stop,” Biden said.
Biden was speaking to Mark the eighty anniversary of Ve, which represents the victory of the Allies in Europe at the end of World War II, and he argued that NATO kept in Europe and a broader world since then.
Trump criticized NATO, in favor of foreign policy, “First America”, and referred to a Significant change In the US policy towards the coalition, including NATO order is likely to end Operations in Europe.
When asked whether the alliance could die, he said: “It is a great concern, I think it will change the modern history of the world if that happens.
“We are the only nation in a position that allows it to combine people and lead the world. Otherwise, you will get China and the former Soviet Union, Russia, ascend.”
He added that there was now a serious threat to democracy more than any time since World War II and that without NATO – all members must defense militarily from any member attacked, according to Article 5 of the treaty – Putin had not stopped in Ukraine.
Look at the number of European leaders wondering, “What do I do now? What is my best way to take it? Can I rely on the United States, will they be there? “Instead of expanding democracies around the world, they are declining.”
Biden said An extraordinary argument Between Trump and Ukraine President Volodimir Zellinski in February was “under America” and said he was part of a wider direction of the Trump administration with long traditions and rules.
“We are talking about the Gulf of America, or we need to restore Panama, and we may need to get Greenland, and perhaps Canada. What happens here? What is the president talking about?” Biden said.
In response to a question about whether Trump behaves like the king more than one president, Biden said: “I prefer not to comment. He does not act as a Republican president.”
Some critics have argued that Biden’s reluctance to arm Ukraine, especially with long -range missiles in the early stages of Russia’s invasion of Russia, means that Kiev failed to defeat Putin’s forces in the battlefield.
Trump also blamed Biden in the war in Ukraine, which started when Russia launched a large -scale invasion of its smaller neighbor, and said that it would not happened if he was president.
During the interview, Biden argued that his administration was able to avoid a global war between the nuclear forces and “gave them everything they needed for their independence” and that he would respond more “if Putin actually moved again.”
About whether he is right to stay away from democratic nomination and supports Kamala Harris – or whether he should listen to critics and do it soon – Biden admitted that he was a difficult option.
“Things quickly moved that it made it difficult to get away. It was a difficult decision,” he said. “I think it was the right decision. I think … was just a difficult decision.”
