Russian President Vladimir Putin “was wrong”, “we were ready”, Joe Biden will say shortly before the plenary of the American Congress, chanting the unity of the USA and their allies in the face of the invasion of the Russian army in Ukraine, with insidious hope to arouse the patriotism of Americans, much of whom question it.
“In the course of our history we have learned the following lesson: if dictators do not pay the price for their attacks, they cause even more chaos,” the US president said in his first State of the Union address. Address, SOTU), which will begin to speak in the semicircle around 21:00 (local time; 04:00 Greek time), according to excerpts given in advance by the White House.
The Russian president “thought that the West and NATO would not react. “He thought he would divide us inside,” he will stress.
In his speech, which is expected to be dominated by the Ukrainian crisis, Vladimir Putin’s “premeditated and unprovoked” war, Joe Biden hopes to finally create an atmosphere of unity, something he is trying – in vain – to achieve. .
Every year, the head of state of the USA goes to take stock of his work and present his program at the Capitol. The project is generally devoted to national issues but, this time, the 79-year-old Democrat is expected to address the world, again referring to the alliance of “democracies” against the “authoritarian regimes” he promised to form when he took office.
First Lady Jill Biden has invited Ukraine’s ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, to sit next to her at the Federal Capitol. The flagged Pennsylvania Avenue, the major thoroughfare that connects the White House to Congress, is painted in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian national symbol.
In his much-anticipated speech, Joe Biden is also expected to address the day-to-day worries of American households, rising inflation, which he wants to overcome with rising productivity and the revitalization of American industry, especially technology.
“We have the choice. One way to fight inflation is to cut wages and make Americans poorer. I have a better plan. “Instead of being dependent on overseas supply chains, let’s produce in the United States,” he said, emphasizing job creation and American business.
According to recent polls, the US president, who is struggling to convince the public that the country is in good hands, sees his popularity remain below 40%, despite economic growth, despite low unemployment, despite that the pandemic seems to be loosening – the mask in Joe Biden’s speech will be optional after all.
None of this has worked so far for Joe Biden and the Democrats, who fear losing their marginal majority in Congress in November, as Donald Trump continues to electrify his supporters and the political climate remains tense as conflicts over social issues, from abortion to gun ownership, from the fight against racism to sexual discrimination, give and take as always.
Capitol police have set up protective barriers around the building, which was attacked in January 2021 by supporters of Joe Biden’s predecessor.
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