Biden to Face a Confrontational Russia in a World Changed From His Time in Office
The president-elect will have to assure American national security in ways that will require pushing back on the Kremlin at times and, at others, seeking Russian cooperation.
Many of President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s key goals reviving arms control, combating climate change, ending the coronavirus pandemic and stabilizing the Middle East will require collaboration with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.Credit.Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times
Published Dec. 15, 2020Updated Jan. 4, 2021
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He said that particular member expressed an interest in working together on China, COVID-19, and infrastructure.
“I may eat these words, but I predict to you as Donald Trump’s shadow fades away, you’re going to see an awful lot change,” he said. “We can put this together I really believe it. And I think evidence is the people [who] have already called just in the first 20 minutes after it was official.”
The Electoral College formally affirmed Mr. Biden’s win over President Trump hours before he made the comments.Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said earlier Monday he did have a conversation with Mr. Biden, though he said it was some time ago.