BIDEN'S PERMANENT COLD WAR

Why the president can't look at Russia rationally

President Joe Biden speaks at the 140th Morehouse College Commencement Ceremony on May 19 in Atlanta. / Photo by Paras Griffin/WireImage.

President Joe Biden’s advanced age and the difficulties he has getting through a speech aren’t the only things putting his re-election as risk: another liability is his long-standing inability to see the world as it is. He has made no effort since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 to arrange a one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin, Russia’s President. (Biden and Putin met briefly in June 2021 in what was described as a summit meeting in Geneva. Biden also met with Putin in Moscow while serving as vice president under Obama.)