Yesterday I said that I would be following reports of the White House meeting between U.S. President Biden and British Prime Minister Starmer concerning the recent threats emanating from the Kremlin over the use of long-range missiles by Ukraine.

Well, the talks were held; the press duly reported on the information they received; and . . .

Nothing.

Specifically, it was reported that “. . . no decision was immediately announced following a meeting Friday between Biden and Britain’s prime minister.” [Aamer Madhani, Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee, Associated Press, September 13, 2024.]

That verbiage — “no decision was immediately announced” — could simply be diplomacy-speak for “we’re not yet ready to comment.” And the Prime Minister did say that talks would continue at the time of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting later this month. He added:

“This was a really important invitation from the president to have this level of discussion about those critical issues. Ukraine has a right to self-defense, and we’ve stood united.” [Id.]

So now it appears that we continue to wait a bit longer.

Meanwhile, the threats from Moscow have become more frequent and more ominous, with the nuclear option being tossed around like so much confetti. Prior to the White House meeting, President Biden was asked what he thought about Putin’s threat, and he bluntly replied:

“I don’t think much about Vladimir Putin.” [Id.]

Sorry, Vlad.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
9/14/24