DAILY ON DEFENSE: • JoeBiden on Putin: 'I'm prepared, if he's willing to talk' • Emmanuel Macron: 'Zelensky was very much willing to talk' • Sergey Lavrov: 'We are ready to listen'
“So, the question is: How does he get himself out of the circumstance he’s in?” Biden said. “There is one way for this war to end the rational way: Putin to pull out of Ukraine — No. 1. But it appears he’s not going to do that.”
Biden said he had no “immediate plans” to initiate contact with Putin but said that if the Russian leader showed any willingness to end the war, he’d be “happy to sit down with Putin to see what he wants.” “We never asked for talks but always said that we are ready to listen to those who are interested in a negotiated settlement,” he said, adding that Ukraine must recognize Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014, and other territories seized this year by Russia.
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"The vaccine mandate is currently in effect,” said Ryder. “I'm not going to talk about pending or proposed legislation or speculate on future potential outcomes."INDUSTRY WATCH: The Army has awarded a $1.2 billion contract to Raytheon Missiles and Defense for delivery of six National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System batteries, training, and logistical support to Ukraine’s military and security forces.
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