Coverage dated May 6, 2025

Biden: Trump’s ‘modern-day appeasement’ won’t satisfy Russia

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Former President Biden criticized President Trump’s approach to ending the war in Ukraine as “modern-day appeasement,” saying no concession to Russia will dissuade its leader from trying to retake its neighbor.

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  1. New York Post

    Biden accuses Trump of ‘modern-day appeasement’ toward Putin: ‘World has lost confidence in the certainty of America’ (opens New York Post)

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    Jo Biden said that it was naïve of Trump to believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin would end his invasion of Ukraine even if Kyiv bowed to Moscow's demands and conceded territory.

  2. NBC News

    Joe Biden slams Trump for 'foolish' appeasement of Putin (opens NBC News)

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    Former President Joe Biden has accused the Trump administration of "modern-day appeasement" in its dealings with Vladimir Putin.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Biden dumps on Trump's approach to Ukraine in war against Russia (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former President Joe Biden slammed the Trump administration's suggestion that Ukraine will have to concede land, decrying it as "modern-day appeasement."

  4. CNN

    ‘What president ever talks like that?’: Biden criticizes Trump for Ukraine stance and threats to Panama, Greenland and Canada (opens CNN)

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    Former President Joe Biden criticized President Donald Trump for suggesting Ukraine may have to give up territory in exchange for peace, calling it a “modern-day appeasement,” in reference to British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s efforts to appease Adolf Hitler as he sought to annex land in t…

  5. Insider

    Biden said Trump's pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is 'modern-day appeasement' (opens Insider)

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    In his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden told the BBC that Trump's approach to Russia is 'modern-day appeasement' that won't work.

  6. The Boston Globe

    Biden calls Trump’s pressure on Ukraine ‘modern-day appeasement’ in first post-presidential interview (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Trump has long dismissed the war in Ukraine as a waste of lives and American taxpayer money.

  7. The Hill

    Biden: Trump’s ‘modern-day appeasement’ won’t satisfy Russia (opens The Hill)

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    Former President Biden criticized President Trump’s approach to ending the war in Ukraine as “modern-day appeasement,” saying no concession to Russia will dissuade its leader from trying to retake its neighbor.

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