The David Hunter Perspective - 2021-06-16

Should Ukraine Join NATO?, Biden's Summit w/ Russian Pres. Putin, Biden's re-calibration of relations w/ Saudi Arabia?

Retired US Diplomat to 5 different nations  David Hunter shares his knowledge, passion, interest, and experience. 

Today's Agenda 

1) Should Ukraine Join NATO?    At the recent NATO Summit, President Biden said the 'jury is still out' about Ukraine joining NATO.  Ukrainian Pres. Zelenski has asked NATO to accept Ukraine's membership, given Russian aggression.  But do NATO members want to accept this struggling democracy, ---when joining will enrage Putin? 

2)   Biden's Summit w/ Russian Pres. Putin:  Today, Biden meets Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland for a highly anticipated summit.  This will not be the 'love fest' of Pres. Trump, who claimed he trusted Putin's info over that of US intelligence agencies.  Both Biden and Putin say US-Russian relations are at their lowest point in history.  What if anything can be accomplished?

3) Biden's re-calibration of relations w/ Saudi Arabia?: What Putin has been doing looks similar to what the brutal 'monarch-in-waiting' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia would do... ie arrest or kill your opponents.    How is Biden administration's so-called  're-calibration'  w/ the Crown Prince going?   

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