Russia’s President Vladimir Putin rides roughshod over U.S. President Joe Biden – America’s President Nice. This followed Biden’s Big Blunder or his decision in March to waive Congressional sanctions designed to stop Putin’s $11-billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Germany. That’s when Vlad sensed weakness and by April he was mustering 100,000 troops and missiles along Ukraine’s border. Biden then asked Putin to de-escalate and invited him to a summit.
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The Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility in Lubmin, north eastern Germany, on Sept. 7, 2020.