![]() ![]() “Instead of relying on foreign supply chains, let’s make it in America,” Biden said, to cheers from both sides of the aisle. Outside of his declarations of support for Ukraine, the biggest applause line came when the president pledged to rebuild domestic manufacturing to decrease American reliance on China, Russia and other adversarial regimes. ![]() The flurry of activity reinforces a shift in the conventional wisdom in Washington - one emerging before Russia’s invasion, but accelerated by Vladimir Putin’s aggression.īiden’s State of the Union captured the mood. The White House economic team, meanwhile, is united in its plans to sanction the Chinese economy if and when it helps Russia in Ukraine. Biden’s proposed Asian economic pact has new momentum, with key ally South Korea signing on, and European allies are taking a harder line on Beijing. Now, Congress is rushing to pass tax credits for American-made computer chips, considering new investment rules for companies in China and, potentially, making a push for broader manufacturing incentives soon. Then, Russia invaded Ukraine, and China refused to condemn Moscow - seemingly confirming Biden’s thesis that the 21st century would be defined by a struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. "We've got to display our pecs," Johnson chimed, while the others giggled at the soft mockery.An empty podium with a "Build Back Better" sign sits in front of the Capitol building on Dec. In response, Trudeau quipped, "Yeah, bare-chested horseback riders" in reference to the hugely unpopular picture of Putin snapped without proper clothing for a hack in the Russian mountains. UK PM Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and European Union (EU) President Ursula von der Leyen were gathered for the G7 summit in Germany. Johnson greeted his colleagues, quickly following with "Jackets on or off? Should we keep it on or off, should we take our clothes off.we have to show that we are tougher." And if they want, they will certainly achieve the desired success." World leaders mock Putin ![]() Putin said, “The colleagues you mentioned, I know all of them personally, we are not having the best period of our relations, this is understandable." He noted, that those who passed such remarks "are all leaders, which means they can have character. To this Putin quipped, “I don’t know how they wanted to undress, to the waist or below the waist, but I think that it would have been a disgusting sight in any case." He further said that the leader's clouds have been “sensible." However, he asserted that it was “understandable” given the ongoing situation in Ukraine. Prime Minister of Canada said: 'Let's take off our jackets, we'll be cooler than Putin.' Did you happen to discuss anything like this here at the Caspian summit?” At the same conference, a reporter asked, “G-7 summit in Germany was held under the sign 'How to punish Russia more painfully', with jokes about your, excuse me, shirtless photo. On Wednesday, the Russian President was in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat to attend the summit of 5 Caspian states namely- Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkmenistan. Earlier on Sunday, G7 leaders including US president Joe Biden and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ridiculed Putin’s ‘bare chested’ ride on a horse during his vacation in Siberia. Answering a reporter at the 2022 Summit of the Caspian States in Ashgabat, he advised his colleagues to be “sensible", but said that it was ‘understandable' amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit back to G7 leaders who earlier mocked his “tough man” image. ![]()
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