{"id":1542825,"date":"2024-03-08T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/ukraine-zelenskiy-turkey-talks-erdogan\/32853846.html"},"modified":"2024-03-08T11:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T11:10:16","slug":"ukraines-zelenskiy-in-turkey-for-talks-on-global-food-security-defense-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/03\/08\/ukraines-zelenskiy-in-turkey-for-talks-on-global-food-security-defense-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s Zelenskiy In Turkey For Talks On Global Food Security, Defense Cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"
WASHINGTON -- In a high-profile televised address, U.S. President Joe Biden ripped his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump for \"bowing down\" to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged Congress to pass aid for Ukraine, warning that democracy around the world was under threat.<\/p>\n
In the annual State of the Union address, Biden came out swinging from the get-go against Putin and Trump -- whom he called \"my predecessor\" without mentioning him by name -- and on behalf of Ukraine, as he sought to win over undecided voters ahead of November\u2019s election.<\/p>
The March 7 address to a joint session of Congress this year carried greater significance for the 81-year-old Biden as he faces a tough reelection in November, mostly likely against Trump. The president, who is dogged by questions about his physical and mental fitness for the job, showed a more feisty side during his hourlong speech, drawing a sharp contrast between himself and Trump on a host of key foreign and domestic issues.<\/p>