The only thing ICHEOKU has against him is that he colluded with the Deep State to secure a White House berth against American voters' expressed wishes based on legal cast votes on November 3rd, 2020. But be that as it may, we are not here to re-litigate the election, only to comment on his performance in Geneva in his first meet with Vladimir Putin as leader of the United States of America.
He did well and his style was definitely more convivial and soothingly professional than President Donald John Trump, principally due to his decades of political experience and the inexperience of the later. Even Russia's Vladimir Putin pointed this out as well by saying that Joe Biden was very constructive and balanced; and that he attributes it to his decades of being in the political sphere with its attendant political experience. ICHEOKU says cannot countenance that as foreign relationship is, as Joe Biden rightly and correctly noted, is an extension of personal relationships and being long in the field counts.
Joe Biden's questions were pre-selected and so are those who mouthed them off, suggesting that their answers were also prepared in advance and that he rehearsed them; but he did well delivering them and that is what mattered most. His minders also did not allow Russian journalists in the Joe Biden media event, unlike Putin who allowed American journalists and freely took questions randomly. It was also obvious that President Donald John Trump still lives rent free inside Joe Biden's head as he severally nearly mouthed out President Trump name while referring to President Putin.
Although Joe Biden still does not trust Vladimir Putin and does not have confident in anything Putin says or promises, but he still believes that he came to Geneva and did what he came to do, tell Putin what he wants him to know. He also called their meeting constructive, thus agreed with Putin who also summarized it as such. Joe Biden assured that America will not give an inch in respect of its maintaining its principles and defending its values and that America will defend its interest with every fiber of their being.
Stating the importance of their meet, Joe Biden said that it was necessary to meet in person with Vladimir Putin in order to avoid any lost in translation about what he communicates to him. Further, that the goal of the meeting is about how both countries can move, going forward, in a no nonsense, practical and straightforward way in dealing with issues and disagreements between them in the interest of both countries as well as the world in general. He also admitted that Vladimir Putin has some serious concerns that America wants to take him down and out; and that the phobia has remained the basis for his policies towards America.
Russia's Vladimir Putin on the other side was his usual self and remained as unpredictable as ever, his surviving skill, which he has honed in during the several decades he has been in power since 1999. He was literally all over the place and refused to be pinned down on so many issues. But one concrete thing that came out of his mouth, in answer to political suppression in Russia, is that Russia will never allow a Black Lives Matter style anarchical disruption to take root in Russia. He also harped on the January 6th Capitol riot as a no no for Russia and that such a thing can never be allowed to happen in Moscow.
Putin also said that there is nothing like happiness in the real sense of the word; that it is only the illusion of happiness or as he put it, the specter of happiness, that actually exists. He was overall dodgy, but having survived four American presidents, he will also survive Joe Biden and as a ruthless dictator will always do what dictators do in order to cling unto power. The down side of it is that when he eventually vacates or surrenders power, either willingly or unwillingly by force of nature through inevitable death of all mortals, he would have weakened Russia so much that there will be a power vacuum which could result to very bad consequences for Russia, including a power struggle that might further balkanize Russia.
Anyway, Joe Biden said that he did what he came to do and spelt out what he told Putin as follows:-
1. That it is in both our countries mutual interest that a cordial relationship is maintained so that we can explore what we can accomplish together in the interest of our two countries and the greater world at large.
2. That United States of America will respond in kind if Russia ever threatened its values and interests including that of America's allies and he refreshed Putin on what those are.
3. That America wants Russia that is both stable and predictable as well as in its policies.
4. That Putin should clearly understand why Joe Biden says what he says and does what he does.
5. That Putin needs to improve human rights in Russia, encourage freedom of press and of course allow Radio Free Europe to restart its operations in Russia.
6. That there is a need for strategic stability between both countries and mechanism put in place for monitoring it.
7. That there is a need for arms control measures to be put in place in order to avoid unintended conflicts, including any accidental war and a nuclear first strike.
8. That the cyber attacks on America from Russia soil must stop as no responsible country should allow its soil to be used as a base of operation by cyber criminals.
9. That there is a need to open humanitarian corridors in Syria so that food aid can reach starving refugees.
10. That America needs Russia's help in ensuring that Iran must not acquire nuclear weapons.
11. That the Arctic region must remain free and not weaponized or laid exclusive claim to.
12. That it is in the interest of both countries that terrorism does not resurge in Afghanistan following American withdrawal of troops and that Russia must do everything possible to support a hitch free withdrawal of American troops.
13. That Ukraine's sovereignty is non negotiable and that Russia should do something about the situation in Belarus too.
14. That democratic sovereignty is always preferred than any other form of power holding including dictatorship masquerading as democracy.
15, That it is imperative that both countries lay down basic rules of the road which both can abide with going forward and that Putin has a duty to burnish Russia's dwindling image as a world leader by acting like a world leader in the true sense of it.
ICHEOKU says now that the Joe Biden's sermon on the mount for Vladimir Putin has been read out, the only thing left is to see whether Vladimir Putin heard it and will heed it by halting his old ways and mend his ways going forward. But like Joe Biden's already sowed seed of doubt that he cannot trust what "anybody" says referring to Putin, ICHEOKU will suggest that the better approach will be to adopt President Ronald Reagan's "trust but first verify" mantra and hopefully Vladimir Putin is tired of the face offs and does not want to rekindle the Cold War.
However, it is the military industrial complex that will, as always, have the final say about whether there will be a detente in the America and Russia sore relationship. But it is obvious that they will not agree to kill their golden goose which lays their golden eggs, because with Russia brought out of the cold, there will no longer be a bogey man to protect the world from, resulting in billions of dollars in arms, weapons and frequent America's led wars. ICHEOKU says the prediction is that nothing will change and the status quo shall remain the same because it is intentionally schemed that way. All the Geneva pretend camaraderie will soon evaporate and back to the bickering both countries shall soon return. It is sad.
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Christy 'Apena' Essien-Igbokwe , the wife of Jegede Shokoya of the New Masquerade and Nigeria's lady of songs is dead; she was 51years old. Although her family claimed that "brief Illness" killed her like so many Nigerians; Icheoku retorts that it was most likely AKwa Ibom voodoo and remote control that was used to arrest her. It is on record that she had fallen out with the governor of her native Akwa Ibiom State and have been having a relentless war for political turf with the governor? So who knows whether she was sacrificed to Ekpe cult or even Alusi-Okija as an offal; afterall African science is still very much alive and portent. May her soul rest in peace.
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