Kremlin Praises Biden In Shocking Turn Of Events As Putin Attends War Games With China

The Kremlin found itself praising U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday after he confirmed that he did not want to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” as Russian President Vladimir Putin attends war games with Chinese troops.

After U.S. President Joe Biden publicly said that he does not believe in designating Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” despite the insistence of many members of Congress, the Kremlin said in a statement that it appreciated Biden’s position on the matter, according to the Daily Beast.

“It is good that the U.S. president responded in this way,” Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin’s spokesperson, said in a statement. “The very formulation of the issue is monstrous.”

Designating Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” is believed to have big repercussions on the United States’ relationship with Russia, as the only countries who have been designated as such previously, such as North Korea and Cuba, have tempestuous relationships with the United States.

“This designation could have unintended consequences for Ukraine and the world. According to humanitarian experts and NGOs we have spoken to, it could seriously affect the ability to deliver assistance in areas of Ukraine,” White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.

The attempt to designate Russia as a “state sponsor of terrorism” comes from a bipartisan effort in Congress to do so as a way of punishing Russia and holding them accountable for their war efforts against Ukraine.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended sweeping war games between Russia and China called Vostok 2022 on Tuesday in an attempt to show their military strength to the world as their war efforts in Ukraine appear to be stagnating, according to ABC News.

Over 50,000 troops appear to be participating in the games, including 2,000 troops from China, as well as armies from countries like India and Syria, and from several former Soviet Union nations.

The exercise, happening at Russia’s Far East and the Sea of Japan, appears to be a show of strength from the countries, and is believed by international securities studies professor Neil Melvin “to indicate to the West, to its partners in Asia that this is an emerging security and military relationship that needs to be taken account of.”