Байден заявил, что вводил санкции как главнокомандующий, а не политик

Biden said he imposed sanctions as a commander-in-chief, not a politiciandare to take over Taiwan,and North Korea will become even more aggressive with its nuclear ambitions.”

US President Joe Biden said that even though the tough sanctions imposed on Moscow led to higher prices and political risks for him personally in the elections, Russian President Vladimir Putin still needed to be rebuffed. He stated this in an interview with AP.

The American leader noted that he acted as a commander in chief, and not as a politician who cares about the elections.

“I am the President of the United States. This is not about my political survival, but about what is best for the country. No kidding. <...> What happens if NATO's strongest power <...> passes by?" Biden asked.

The US President warned of the threat of chaos in Europe if "Russia continues to move unhindered deep into the continent, CHINA dares to seize Taiwan, and North Korea becomes even more aggressive with its nuclear ambitions."

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Earlier, Biden linked the jump in inflation in the country with the "Putin tax" on gas and products, which the Americans are forced to pay. “America already knows that Putin’s price hike is hitting America hard: gas station prices, energy and food prices account for half of the monthly price increase in May,” he said. First Deputy Permanent Representative of RUSSIA to the UN Dmitry Polyansky called the words of the US President "a futile attempt to shift the blame." “President Putin seems to rule the US as well, as he can impose taxes on food and gasoline,” the diplomat said.

The American leader also explained the rise in gasoline prices as a "by-product" of aid to Kyiv. Authorities are making efforts to slow price increases, but Americans will have to live with it "for a while," he warned.

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In turn, the Russian president blamed the wave of global inflation, a sharp increase in poverty and food shortages on Western economic policy mistakes and "illegitimate sanctions."