Joe Biden’s harsh threat to Russia: “We will end in war”

In one noticeable hardening of the US confrontation with Russia, US President Joe Biden directly hinted at the possibility of “A war, with real blows” following the cyberattacks he attributes to the Kremlin.

In a speech to the intelligence community on Tuesday evening, the US president alluded to the fact that Moscow is already interfering in the legislative elections to be held in the North American country in 2022. A crucial appointment for Biden who needs to expand his minimum parliamentary majority in both chambers.

“I think it is likely that we will end up with a war, a war with real blows (…) It will be a consequence of computer attacks, great consequences, ”he said. He added that a few days ago, on July 27, he received information regarding the further Russian interference in the legislative appointment.

“Look at what Russia is already doing with the elections of 2022 and disinformation. It is an outright violation of our sovereignty, ”said the US president in his message to the office of the Directorate of National Intelligence near Washington.

The president also attacked his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, noting that the leader of the Kremlin “has a real problem, he is at the head of an economy which he has nuclear weapons and oil wells and nothing else “. He added that Putin “knows he’s in trouble and in my opinion that makes him even more dangerous.”

He recalled, about cyberattacks, that “if we find ourselves in a war, in a real armed war, with another great power, it will be because of a cyberattack ”.

Russia participated in a scandal over the alleged interference in the elections that Donald Trump won and in favor of the tycoon and against the then possibilities of Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Trump has always denied this collusion of interests. This scandal produced a crisis that cost the Republican the loss of a handful of officials and an FBI investigation and the creation of an independent prosecutor’s office that did not confirm the charges.

Since Biden came to the U.S. government in January, the confrontation with Russia has intensified and He even called Putin a “murderer”.

However, in mid-June, the American leader met his Russian rival in a meeting alone in Geneva. The central North American purpose of this meeting was to try to interfere with Russia’s alliance with China.

Analysts said the meeting effectively gave way to a series of subtle Moscow movements, especially with its new national security strategy which highlights Russia’s strategic independence.

This perception would indicate that Biden’s current harshness against Moscow is in fact seeking deepen these steps with pressure whether they actually happened. There was no immediate reaction from the Russian government to the statement.

Washington. Afp and Clarin