Former US President Donald Trump (74) can not stop teasing. Before his summit with Vladimir Putin (68), he gave his successor Joe Biden (78) greetings for the Kremlin chief in a mocking message.
“Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin – do not fall asleep during the meeting, and please send him my warmest regards!” Said Trump on Thursday evening (local time). Biden will meet with Putin in Geneva on Wednesday next week.
Trump praises himself for his Putin meeting
Trump’s meeting with Putin did not go very well. At a summit with Putin in Helsinki almost three years ago, he learned about his own behavior
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Back then, Trump triggered a storm of indignation in the United States. He now claimed that he had “a great and very productive meeting” with Putin in Helsinki. The US had gained a lot in the process, “including the respect of President Putin and Russia.”
In the election campaign, Trump had ridiculed Biden as “sleepy Joe”. Now he takes up that is his message again. The Republican was clearly inferior to his Democratic opponent in the November election. Trump does not recognize this to this day and sees himself deprived of his victory by fraud. However, his camp failed with dozens of lawsuits as a result.
Biden called Trump “Putin’s puppy”
During his tenure, Trump was repeatedly accused of courting Putin. In the election campaign, Biden had called Trump “Putin’s puppy” and announced a more confrontational course towards Moscow.
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At the start of his first trip to Europe, Biden said on Wednesday that the US was not looking for a conflict with Russia. “We want a stable, predictable relationship.” But Biden also made it clear that the Russian government would have to reckon with consequences from the USA in the event of “harmful acts”.
Biden and Putin meet on Wednesday
On his first trip abroad as US President, Biden is currently in Great Britain, where he will attend the G7 summit until Sunday. On Monday he will take part in the NATO summit in Brussels, where a top meeting with EU representatives is on the program the next day.
Next Wednesday, the eagerly awaited summit meeting Biden with Putin is scheduled in Geneva before the US president returns to Washington. (SDA / euc)