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Biden accuses Trump of appeasing Russia with Ukraine pressure

US President Donald Trump gestures as he meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2025. [AFP]

Former US president Joe Biden, in his first interview since leaving the White House, accused his successor Donald Trump of appeasing Russia by pressuring Ukraine to give up its territory.

Biden told the BBC that Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine is part of Russia and that "anybody that thinks he's going to stop" if Ukrainian territory is conceded as part of a peace deal "is just foolish."

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