US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday October 11, 2022 that he had done it “not the intention” However, he added that he would like to meet Vladimir Putin at the next G20 summit ” it depends on “especially when the Russian President wants to talk about the fate of an American imprisoned in Russia.
“I have no intention of meeting him. But if he visited me at the G20 meeting, for example, and said, “I want to talk about the release of (American basketball star Brittney) Griner,” I would meet him. What I mean is that it matters.”he said in an interview with CNN.
The American President, on the other hand, reiterated his rejection “to negotiate with Russia about remaining in Ukraine and part of Ukraine”.
When asked about the possibility of Vladimir Putin using nuclear weapons, Joe Biden replied: “I don’t think he will do that. But I think it’s irresponsible of him to talk about it.”.
Faced with stubborn Ukrainian resistance, fueled by Western military aid, Vladimir Putin alluded to the atomic bomb in a Sept. 21 televised address.
Joe Biden warned of a risk on Thursday“Armageddon” nuclear, meaning before the apocalypse that the world would face for the first time since the Cold War.
He claimed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin did it “clear” misjudged the situation in Ukraine and had “A complete miscalculation made” the resistance it would encounter.
“I think he’s a rational person who clearly miscalculated” the situation, Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN, which released some quotes ahead of Tuesday night’s scheduled broadcast.
“He thought he would be welcomed with open arms. […] and I think he miscalculated completely.”said the American President about his Russian counterpart.
The American press denounced France’s lack of aid
The highly influential Washington Post published an article on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 recalling President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to increase military support to the Ukrainians. But the daily miracles “If the French keep their promises”. The newspaper also criticizes the positioning “humiliating” of France among the arms suppliers for Ukraine. Indeed, Paris ranks 11th – behind small countries like Estonia and the Czech Republic – for a country that “wants to be one of the most important military powers of the European Union”.
The Washington Post also notes the President of the Republic’s announcement that he would set up a 100 million euro fund to enable Ukraine to acquire weapons, a sum “far behind” the 17 billion provided by the United States since the war began. “Whatever the Obstacle Is” on military supplies to Ukraine, “Paris must overcome it”judges the newspaper’s editors in a paper calling on NATO to support Ukraine and deliver better air defense systems.
France is expanding its arsenal to secure the seabed
France will be equipped with its first robots capable of operating in deep water in the coming months as part of a broader military program aimed at preventing hybrid threats such as attacks on its undersea cables.
The alleged sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea in late September heightened concerns among western countries about the vulnerability of their strategic infrastructures – telecommunications, power and others – resting on the seabed, particularly at depths of 3,000m to 6,000m.
Currently, only the American, Russian and Chinese armies and private companies have autonomous underwater robots (AUVs, after the English acronym) and remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROVs) designed for such depths.
France, the second largest naval power in the world, has only two robots that can dive to 2,000 meters. While 450 cables ensure the transmission of 98% of digital communications around the world, the country has around fifty cables for mainland France and overseas territories, which, according to official sources, makes it particularly vulnerable to sabotage, accidents or even theft.
No “constructive offer of talks” from Lavrov
Washington does not see Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s statement that Moscow is ready to talk to the West about the war in Ukraine as a question “Constructive and serious offer” dialogue, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday.
Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday Russia is open to a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden at the upcoming G20 summit and that he would consider whether to table the proposal.
The head of Russian diplomacy stated that Russia is ready to hear any proposal for peace talks, but cannot commit in advance to the outcome of such a process.
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