JOE BIDEN/RUSSIA: “I believe Russia is an opponent. I really do.
And, look, Putin’s overwhelming objective is to break up NATO, to fundamentally alter the circumstance in Europe, so he doesn’t have to face an entire NATO contingent, any one country he is stronger than.
And he’s – look what’s happening now. Look what’s happening in Belarus. Look what’s happening in his response. Look what’s happening, though, in countries like Romania. Look what’s happening in terms of the authoritarian nature of some of the regimes changing.”
-Joe Biden, “CNN Presidential Town Hall With Joe Biden,” transcripts.cnn.com, Sep. 17, 2020