“Putin will not prevail in war,” says Joe Biden

AFP and The Independent

The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, September 14, 2024, p. 24

Washington. Russian President Vladimir Putin will not prevail in the war with Ukrainesaid US President Joe Biden yesterday during a meeting at the White House with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in which they discussed the possibility of authorizing Ukraine to use the long-range missiles provided to it.

Biden also accused Putin of making threats incredibly dangerous claiming that NATO countries would go to war with Moscow if they allowed Ukraine to use such weapons. That kind of rhetoric is incredibly dangerous.spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters.

On the other hand, Washington announced yesterday that it will impose financial sanctions of absolute blocking against the Russian media Russia Today (RT) for alleged involvement in covert information and influence operations, announced James Rubin, director of the US State Department’s Center for Global Engagement, and urged Washington’s partners to Treat RT’s covert operations seriously. Washington accuses RT of spreading disinformation on the conflict in Ukraine, but also for destabilize to Argentina, among other topics.

The head of US diplomacy, Antony Blinken, assured yesterday: We know that RT has cyber capabilities and has participated in covert operations to influence information and acquire military equipment..

Meanwhile, the Russian Security Service yesterday revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow, suspected of espionage and representing a threat to Russia’s security.