Obama's weak Russia policy emboldened Putin to invade Ukraine, and Biden's is emboldening Xi: MSNBC guest
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MSNBC guest suggests says President Obama's evasive foreign policy emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that President Biden's handling of the current crisis will similarly empower Chinese President Xi Jinping in future years.
Addressing the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine in an appearance on "Deadline: White House" Tuesday, Chemali, who held various national security and public affairs positions under the Obama and Bush administrations, said that Putin has become noticeably more aggressive on the world stage after Obama's "relatively weak response" to Russia's 2014 illegal annexation of Crimea.
"When he saw a relatively weak response from the Obama administration at the time for something so brazen, for taking territory, I think to him that was a message of okay, great, this is something I can continue to do with little recourse," Chemali told guest host John Heilemann.