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'Foolish to trust Putin': Biden slams Trump over Ukraine stance

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US President Donald Trump holds a meeting of the FIFA Task Force at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 6, 2025.  

Photo credit: Reuters

Former US President Joe Biden said his successor Donald Trump's pressure on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is a form of "modern-day appeasement" that will never satisfy Moscow.

Speaking to the BBC in what the broadcaster said was his first interview since leaving the White House, Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin believes Ukraine is part of "mother Russia" and "anybody who thinks he's going to stop is just foolish".