In a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, Biden dramatically altered his rhetoric on Russia. President Joe Biden declared in his speech that Russia President Vladimir Putin should no longer lead his country. “For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden announced at the end of his address. His
Senators in both parties are deeply concerned about a report that Russian President Vladimir Putin is considering the use of a small, targeted nuclear bomb seeking to decisively end the war in Ukraine. According to NBC News: One key senator, Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said he believed such an attack could force NATO allies, including the United
There has been significant movement on multiple fronts in regard to the impending war in Ukraine in the last 24 hours. 1600 Daily has condensed and contextualized the events for readers below. Russia Legitimizes Separatist Territories: Hours after signing decrees recognizing the independence of two separatist-held territories in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian
The US has picked up intelligence showing Russian President Vladimir Putin has given military officials the order to invade Ukraine. Two people familiar with the intel spoke with NBC News: On Sunday, Biden convened a rare weekend meeting of the National Security Council focused on Ukraine, the White House said. Austin and Blinken, both newly
According to a new report, U.S. intelligence now believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin has now officially decided to invade Ukraine, and that the order has officially been given to the Russian military to proceed. NEWS: The U.S. believes Putin has decided to invade Ukraine and communicated those plans to the Russian military, three officials
President Trump had a blunt warning for Vladimir Putin today. Politico reports: President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “worst nightmare” if the pair’s budding relationship falters, unlike former President Barack Obama, who Trump said was a “patsy” for Russia.“I think he knows that,” Trump said. “I’ll be his
By 1600 Staff Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich makes the case why President Trump was much tougher than Obama on Russia. Speaker Gingrich, via Fox News: Anyone who has studied President Trump knows he hates to admit a mistake. His natural pattern is to move forward and ignore mistakes. For him, this was a big
By 1600 Staff President Trump wraps up his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to Fox News: President Trump and Vladimir Putin tackled allegations of election meddling in unprecedented terms following their one-on-one summit Monday, with Trump opening the door to an unusual offer of cooperation in the special counsel probe and the Russian
The following statement was released from White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing. The United States