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President Biden Says The Russian Economy Has 'Nuclear Weapons and Oil Wells And Nothing Else'

'He knows he’s in trouble,' President Joe Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin  

Daily Mail: Biden says Putin is in 'real trouble' because he is sitting on 'an economy that has nuclear weapons and oil wells and nothing else' 

* The president made his first address to the intelligence community as president 

 * Visited the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in Virginia outside DC 

* He warned Putin is in 'real trouble' which makes him 'more dangerous' 

* Mentioned the nuclear power's oil-dependent economy 

* He said the next 'shooting war' with a major power could get triggered by cyber President Joe Biden said in a speech to U.S. intelligence community Tuesday cast Russian President Vladimir Putin as a cornered adversary – which makes him potentially 'more dangerous.' 

Speaking at the office of the Director of National Intelligence for his first time as president, Biden remarked on the state of Russia's oil-dependent economy – and issued a grave warning about the risks of cyber adventurism. 

'He knows he’s in trouble and that makes him more dangerous,' Biden said, speaking a few weeks after meeting with Putin in Geneva for a summit. 

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WNU Editor: If this is President Biden's  assessment of Russia , President Biden is getting very bad advice and information from his intelligence community. The Russia I know is industrially self sufficient, a booming real estate market, a modern infrastructure, holding massive gold and foreign reserves, massive trade surpluses, no federal budget deficits, and is a world leader in the production of forestry, minerals, oil/gas, and grain products.



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