.@POTUS is absolutely right about his assessment of Putin as not a decent man and a dictator. Hard to believe that we have a presidential candidate that does not share that same assessment.

Glad to see that @VP will be attending this important conference. I explain why her presence is important in this piece: Biden Should Stop by the Ukraine Peace Conference open.substack.com/pub/michaelmcfaul/p/biden-should-stop-by-the-ukraine?r=17z4l&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to repackage long-standing, tired threats about direct confrontation with the West by claiming that Russia will provide long-range strike capabilities to unspecified actors for strikes against the West. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/vOztBCQnPL

NEW: US officials continue to attempt to clarify US policy regarding Ukraine's ability to strike a limited subset of Russian military targets within Russia with US-provided weapons, but public communications about US policy remain unclear. 🧵(1/4) pic.twitter.com/S150nCIt9e