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Former US president Joe Biden has told the BBC that the pressure put on Ukraine by President Donald Trump to end its war with Russia amounts to “modern-day appeasement” by his successor.
In his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden discussed the 80th anniversary of VE Day, and told Radio 4’s Today programme about his fears for the future US-Europe relationship.
He also reflected on his decision to step aside late in last year’s presidential contest – leaving Kamala Harris just weeks to challenge Trump – and argued that it would not have mattered if he had done so sooner.
