The Daily Populous Wednesday May 7th, 2025 evening edition
Authored by pravda.com.ua and submitted by Creol6969

Former US President Joe Biden has described his successor Donald Trump’s stance on Russia’s war against Ukraine as a modern form of appeasement, warning that this could encourage other European countries to begin making concessions to Russia.

Source: Biden in an interview with the BBC, as reported by European Pravda

Details: Since taking office, Trump has adopted a markedly different stance from Biden on the war, suggesting that Ukraine should consider ceding territory to Russia in the name of peace.

"It is modern-day appeasement," Biden said of Trump's approach.

In his view, Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin considers Ukraine "part of Mother Russia. He believes he has historical rights to Ukraine…"

"He can't stand the fact that [...] the Soviet Union has collapsed. And anybody who thinks he is going to stop is just foolish."

While in office, Biden faced criticism over his handling of the war in Ukraine. Some in Kyiv, as well as certain allies and UK commentators, argued that he provided Ukraine with enough support to resist the invasion, but not enough to secure a decisive victory — possibly out of concern that Putin might resort to nuclear weapons if pushed too far.

"We gave them [Ukraine] everything they needed to provide for their independence," Biden said. "We were prepared to respond, more aggressively, if in fact Putin moved again."

He said he had aimed to avoid the prospect of "World War III through nuclear powers", adding: "We did avoid it."

"What did Putin do when things got really tough for him? He threatened the use of tactical nuclear weapons. This is not a game of roulette," the former US president said.

Background: Earlier, Trump’s Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, proposed the idea of a demilitarised zone jointly controlled by Ukraine and Russia.

Torvac on May 7th, 2025 at 11:50 UTC »

i would say most people have no idea how large the scope of the current russian attack on every country around the world is and how people are in general unaware of their role in this is.

pillowname on May 7th, 2025 at 09:55 UTC »

"I had a nice call with Mr. Chancellor Hitler, we agreed on a lot of things and we are working together to end this horrible war in Czechoslovakia that would have never happened if I was President, Czechoslovakia should have never stated this war and should've just helped Adolf secure a lasting peace with a united Germany, both sides though will have to take concessions, Czechoslovakia should end this horrible war and agree to give up Sudetenland and stop the warmongering, and Germany's concession is to not take more of Czechoslovakia, Art of the Deal." - Donald J. Trump in 1938, if he was President, presumably.

BrownPolitico on May 7th, 2025 at 09:18 UTC »

This is the one thing Romney was right about when he ran for president. Putin wants to bring the band back together. Europe is finally is planning to stop buying Russian gas in 2027. That has taken far too long. Unfortunately, stopping Russia is not a priority for Trump and Europe has been so dependent on Russian gas that they haven’t been able to defund Putin and they will continue to put money in his pocket, funding his ability to attack Eastern Europe for at least another year.