Putin tests Biden's leadership as Russia 'senses weakness' over Ukraine
by Naomi Lim, White House Reporter |
| January 25, 2022 06:15 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin's Ukraine posturing is presenting President Joe Biden with his biggest test yet as the commander in chief's domestic legislative agenda remains in tatters.
But Biden has made any peacekeeping mission more difficult for himself as he considers deploying thousands of troops to NATO-allied countries ahead of a possible Russian incursion into Ukraine, with the option of sending more service members to Eastern Europe in the future if the security situation continues to deteriorate.
Most lawmakers are their own worst enemies, according to Democratic strategist and Obama administration State Department alumnus Tom Cochran.
But for Cochran, a partner at public affairs firm 720 Strategies, Biden does not bear sole responsibility for the potential Russia-Ukraine clash.
