Former President Joe Biden has criticised his successor\u2019s approach to Ukraine in his first post-presidency broadcast interview.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the BBC, Biden argued that President Donald Trump\u2019s insistence that Ukraine end its war with Russia amounts to \u201cmodern\u2011day appeasement.\u201d<\/p>\n
He warned that yielding to Russian aggression in this way would undermine the rules\u2011based international order established after World War Two.
\nThis conversation marked Biden\u2019s first sit\u2011down since leaving the White House in January.<\/p>\n
During the interview, he also reflected on the upcoming 80th anniversary of VE Day.
\nHe emphasised the significance of that moment in history and the lessons it holds for today\u2019s transatlantic alliance.<\/p>\n
Biden told Radio 4\u2019s Today programme that he fears the US Europe relationship could fray if the West appears to back down in the face of authoritarian threats.
\nHe went on to discuss his own decision to withdraw from the 2024 presidential primary late in the campaign.<\/p>\n
By stepping aside when he did, Biden said, he ensured a clear path for then\u2013Vice President Kamala Harris to contest the election.
\nHe insisted that the timing of his withdrawal would have made little difference, were he to have chosen an earlier exit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former President Joe Biden has criticised his successor\u2019s approach to Ukraine in his first post-presidency broadcast interview. Speaking to the BBC, Biden argued that President Donald Trump\u2019s insistence that Ukraine end its war with Russia amounts to \u201cmodern\u2011day appeasement.\u201d He warned that yielding to Russian aggression in this way would undermine the rules\u2011based international order […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":7090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[530,473],"class_list":{"0":"post-7089","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-international","8":"tag-biden","9":"tag-ukraine"},"yoast_head":"\n