Before the US-Russia summit, both sides are showing off their weapons. It remains to be seen what form this wrestling will take on the venue. On June 16th, local time, Putin and Biden met in Geneva!
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U.S. President Biden, who had some trouble with China at the Western Group of Seven (G7) summit, is currently facing a “two-line battle.”
On the one hand, regardless of whether the site of the talks, or whether the site of the quarrel was disconnected from the Internet, it became a mode of “closed doors and fights”. At any rate, the word “Taiwan” was inserted in the G7 Communiqué, which is considered to be a certain degree of success. Biden wished. But this kind of blatant interference in China’s internal affairs has no practical effect at all except to make the G7 appear less and more inferior.
Leaders of many countries attend the G7 summit in Cornwall
On the other hand, Biden must work hard to meet with Russian President Putin. This is much more difficult than talking to friends.
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If the G7 meeting can be closed, Biden’s meeting with Putin on June 16 will probably not hit the elbow as easily as he saw British Prime Minister Johnson, and he will not cross his shoulders like he saw Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
At the G7 summit, Biden and Johnson’s newlyweds elbow
Uncle Hai believes that there is a high probability that the exchanges between Biden and Putin will be full of opportunities. The master moves, on the surface both sides are as stable as Mount Tai, but in the dark they are all exerting strength and effort!
It’s better to look back at the previous fight between Biden and Putin-
One is that on March 16 this year, Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC host George Stephanopoulos that he agreed with the statement that Russian President Putin is a “killer” and said that the latter would be a “killer”. Interfering in the U.S. election “pays a price.”
Biden accepts screenshots of ABC interview video
In this regard, Putin quickly responded: “I wish him well! I wish him good health!” The Russian Satellite News Agency also mentioned in the March 18 report that Putin “emphasized that he was not joking, nor was he sarcastic.”
On June 11, in an exclusive interview with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Putin once again responded: “I wish him health.” In the face of the American media, Putin even “dissected” Biden: “He He is a professional politician. Compared with Trump, Biden is extraordinary, talented and has a more colorful personality…”
NBC report screenshot
Good guy, Putin has exaggerated the feeling of Biden. When NBC reporters still felt that Putin’s answer did not directly face what Biden called a “killer,” Putin also claimed that these “piercing words” are a way of expression in American political culture, and described some people to him. Putting the label of “killer” shows a kind of “Hollywood macho” (Hollywood macho).
Putin accepts NBC interview video screenshot
From this point of view, Putin’s “Tai Chi Kung Fu” is also good. Interpret his previous statement to the fullest. Earlier, in response to the US-Russia summit on June 16, Putin said that he did not expect the meeting with Biden to have any breakthrough results in Russia-US relations, but hoped that the meeting would be conducted in a positive way.
The other is in 2011, when Putin met with Biden, who was still the vice president of the United States, Biden once said to Putin: “I am looking into your eyes. I don’t think you have a soul.” Putin replied unceremoniously: “We They are each other.”
Putin and Biden met
From this conversation, we can see that Biden and Putin are not convinced by either. This goodbye, I will definitely pinch it-but the squeeze of the sense of proportion can’t be done by non-veteran senior politicians. This time in 2016, it depends on how to pinch!
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Before the US-Russian summit, in addition to the verbal trials and contests at the level of the two heads of state, the wrestling of military forces between the two countries has also become more frequent.
On June 11, the National Defense Management Center of the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the US Navy’s “Labourn” guided-missile destroyer had entered the Black Sea and the Russian Black Sea Fleet had begun to monitor it.
Picture of the guided missile destroyer “Laborne”: data
On the same day, the Pentagon even allocated funds to Ukraine-announcing that it would provide Ukraine with US$150 million in security assistance to help Ukraine maintain its territorial integrity and improve its coordination with NATO.
For Russia today, it must be felt that there is a tit-for-tat in this approach of the United States. Especially when the US and Russian presidents met on June 16, the Ukrainian issue will definitely be discussed. At this time, the U.S.’s military spending on Ukraine is undoubtedly adding weight to the negotiations.
The Russian Navy conducts the largest military exercise after the disintegration of the Soviet Union
Russia has not been led by the United States. Russia mainly exerts its power in the direction of the Pacific Ocean.
According to a report on the website of the Russian “Red Star” on June 11, the Russian Pacific Fleet’s tactical warship formation departed from its station, after a long-range patrol of nearly 4,000 kilometers, arrived in a designated area in the middle of the Pacific, and deployed troops for the exercise.
According to the report, nearly 20 surface warships, submarines and support ships participated in this ocean-going military training, including the Russian Pacific Fleet’s flagship “Varyag” guided missile cruiser, and the “Admiral Panteleev” large-scale guided weapon equipped with guided weapons. Anti-submarine ship, “Marshal Shaboshnikov” large-scale anti-submarine ship, “Marshal Krylov” survey ship, several material and technical support ships, and 3 frigates namely “Rumble”, “Perfect”, “Russia” The hero Aldar Zidenzapov.
In addition to the Tu-142MZ long-range anti-submarine aircraft, MiG-31BM high-altitude fighter interceptor and other aircraft of the Air Force, there are about 20.
This was the largest military exercise conducted by the Russian Navy after the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
The commander of the Russian Pacific Fleet Sergey Avakiyants was the commander-in-chief of the exercise.
Guided missile cruiser “Varyag”
Konstantin Kabanzov, commander of the Russian Coastal Squadron, said: “The special thing about the exercise is that its location is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There is no precedent in the modern history of the Russian navy, and it is also unique in the entire Russian naval history.”
Isn’t it clear where the sword is pointing in the Russian military exercise?
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I am most afraid of non-European NATO allies. After all, Russia is far away from the United States, and close to NATO’s European countries, a small partner of the United States. No, on the eve of the US-Russia summit, NATO hinted that it would oppose the deployment of land-based nuclear missiles in Europe.
Screenshot of “Defense News” report
The “Defense News” website reported on June 13 that two U.S. and European officials who did not want to be named revealed that NATO member states are preparing to formally oppose NATO’s deployment of land-based nuclear missiles in Europe.
Uncle Hai also noticed that NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg had said so before that he was afraid that the deployment of land-based nuclear missiles in Europe would annoy Russia. After all, the United States itself withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty first. Today, Russia’s deployment of land-based SSC-8 missiles has made Europe feel trembling. If the United States decides to deploy a land-based nuclear bomb in Europe again, and the tip of the needle points to the wheat, what will the European Union be like if the gun goes wrong? What should I do if the catastrophe is over?
But this is not what the United States thinks of. The “Defense News” website stated that the United States has warned Europe that land-based nuclear bombs must be deployed if they are deployed, and must be deployed if they are not deployed, and there is no room for bargaining.
It can be said that before the US-Russia summit, both sides are showing off their weapons. It remains to be seen what form this wrestling will take on the venue.
On June 16th, local time, Putin and Biden met in Geneva!
Source: Xinmin Evening News
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