Watch Biden’s blunt response when asked what he thinks of Putin during White House meeting

Lucy Leeson

14 September 2024 at 10:44 am·1-min read

President Joe Biden gave a blunt response when asked what he thought about Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Biden stated: “I don’t think much about Vladimir Putin” as Sir Keir Starmer joined the US President for talks about the conflict in Ukraine.

The pair sat in the Blue Room at the White House on Friday (13 September) as the Prime Minister spoke of how the UK and US are “strategically aligned” in their attempts to resolve the war.

Sir Keir said the next weeks and months will be “crucial” in Ukraine and said it was “important” the two countries continued to support the eastern European nation in its fight against Russia.

People
Donald Trump Calls Kamala Harris the R-Word at Dinner with Billionaire Donors: Report
The former president reportedly lashed out about donors not appreciating him at the dinner, according to 'The New York Times'
The Telegraph
Starmer’s first 100 days reader verdict: ‘I’ve never wanted to leave Britain as much as I do now’
This weekend marks 100 days of Keir Starmer and the Labour Party in Government.
The Independent
Trump, after mocking Harris over teleprompter use, stops rally to remove sign that fell on his
Former president often mocks Kamala Harris for using a teleprompter
The National
Keir Starmer given damning verdict in recent poll on his first 100 days in office
PEOPLE across the UK have delivered a damning verdict in a recent poll on Keir Starmer and his government after being asked: “What is the single best thing Labour have done in their first 100 days in office” ...
The Daily Beast
Trump Goes 0 for 2 with Back-to-Back Teleprompter Claims
Donald Trump, while giving a speech Friday in Colorado during which he used teleprompters, falsely claimed that he doesn’t use them.Not only that, but the chronically truth-averse candidate repeated a debunked assertion on the same topic: that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall the day prior.“Did you see where she did a town hall yesterday and she used a teleprompter? I never saw a town—you don’t use teleprompters. We don’t use teleprompters, period,
Daily Echo
Police lie in wait for speeding drivers on 20mph road after residents raise concerns
Police have caught more than two dozen speeding drivers on a 20mph road in the city centre after residents raised concerns.
The Telegraph
Watch: Ukrainian men dragged out of nightclubs by army recruiters
Ukrainian military recruiters launched targeted raids at restaurants, shopping centres and a rock concert over the weekend, detaining men and press-ganging them into the army.
INSIDER
I flew on a British Airways A380 in economy and premium economy. Upgrading isn't really worth it.
Touches of luxury in British AIrways' World Traveller Plus didn't feel like a huge upgrade as the A380 upper deck has plenty of space even in economy.
The Telegraph
Labour plans for 10 more years of small boats with £500m contract
The Home Office has earmarked more than £500 million to manage Channel migrants arriving on small boats for up to a decade, according to official documents.
The Telegraph
The UN keeps peace in southern Lebanon - this Hezbollah tunnel suggests otherwise
High up on the dry brush hills that rise steadily from the Israeli border, the UN watchtower surveys southern Lebanon and the plains below as far as the eye can see.
The Hill
Trump campaign swipes at Harris following medical report release
Former President Trump’s campaign swiped at his opponent, Vice President Harris, and her campaign following the release of her medical report, alleging she has a “much lighter” campaign schedule. Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign’s communications director, claimed in a Saturday statement that the GOP nominee “voluntarily released updates from his personal physician, as well as…
CNN
Iran engages in urgent diplomacy as it braces for Israel’s response to missile attacks
Iran’s government is extremely nervous and has been engaging in urgent diplomatic efforts with countries in the Middle East to gauge whether they can reduce the scale of Israel’s response to its missile attack earlier this month and – if that fails – help protect Tehran, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
Reuters Videos
Iran warns it has 'no red line' as report emerges of Israel's payback plan
STORY: Rocket barrages by Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah triggered sirens across northern Israel overnight and early Sunday morning (October 13).Israel's army said in a statement its forces intercepted the projectiles, while it also intensified its attacks in Lebanon.The Middle East is bracing for further escalation, as Iran's foreign minister warned in a social media post on Sunday that "we have no red lines in defending our people and interests.":: October 1, 2024It follows a report by NBC that Israel may be looking to target Iranian military and energy infrastructure in its potential response to Iran's attack this month.NBC was citing unidentified U.S. officials in its report. Israel's defence minister has said the country will hit Iran back in a "lethal, precise and surprising" way.According to NBC, the U.S. officials have seen no indication that Israel will target nuclear facilities or carry out assassinations in Iran.It also said, Israel has not made final decisions about how and when to act.The report added that U.S. and Israeli officials believed a response could come during the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday.The holiday ended on Saturday with no strike from Israel.Iran's attack on October 1 was launched in retaliation for Israel's military operations in Gaza and Lebanon and the killings of a string of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders.On Saturday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf visited one of the sites in Lebanon's capital that was hit by Israeli airstrikes.Israel's Thursday attack on Beirut killed at least 22 people and wounded over 100.At a news conference, Qalibaf reaffirmed Iran's commitment to supporting Lebanon, saying it was a message directly from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Business Insider
How Saudi Arabia could create a crisis for Russia's economy
Saudi Arabia has signaled that is is ready to flood the market with oil if OPEC doesn't commit to curbing supply. That bodes ill for Russia.
Lancashire Telegraph
Refugee demand surge sparks housing crisis in East Lancs borough
Blackburn with Darwen had a summer surge in the number of former asylum seekers seeking emergency housing, causing a crisis in supply.
CNN
Trump appeared to be heckled at his California rally. Hear how he responded
Politico White House reporter Daniel Lippman joins CNN’s Victor Blackwell to discuss why he believes former President Donald Trump’s rhetoric has gotten darker after Trump suggested violence while addressing what appeared to be a heckler during his California rally.
The Telegraph
Senior police officers threaten to quit over Labour raid on pensions
Senior police officers could retire early if the Chancellor cuts the pension tax-free lump sum, it has been warned.
The Independent
Irish peacekeepers stood their ground in the face of an Israeli invasion of Lebanon. It’s not the first time
Irish peacekeepers have a long history of putting themselves in the firing line in Lebanon — and becoming so close with locals that people speak English with a Cork accent, Richard Hall writes
The Telegraph
The return of al-Qaeda and Islamic State
The operation went almost without a hitch. Swooping low over the horizon in the early dawn light, the helicopters disgorged their cargo of commandos into a dried-out riverbed.
Associated Press
Trump suggests a protester may get 'the hell knocked out of her' by her parents
Former President Donald Trump called for a protester at one of his rallies to “go back home to Mommy” to “get the hell knocked out of her,” his latest instance of using violent language when confronted by demonstrators. The protester was ejected from Trump's Saturday evening rally in Coachella, California. Trump continued, imitating the imagined mother: “'Was that you, darling?' And she gets the hell knocked out of her.”

Latest stories