Former Conservative MEP Baroness Jacqueline Foster also spoke out, telling Parliament non-fatal strangulation was a criminal offence that could be punished with imprisonment.
Putin, he says, sees Ukraine as "part of Mother Russia. He believes he has historical rights to Ukraine... He can't stand the fact that […] the Soviet Union has collapsed. And anybody who thinks he's going to stop is just foolish."He fears that Trump's approach might signal to other European countries that it's time to give in to Russia.
Yet Biden has faced accusations against him concerning the Ukraine War. Some in Kyiv and her allies, as well as some in the UK, claim that he gave President Zelensky just enough support to resist invasion but not enough to defeat Russia, perhaps out of fear that Putin would consider using nuclear weapons if cornered.When Putin was asked point blank on TV this week whether he would use nuclear weapons to win the war, he declared that he hoped that they would "not be necessary," adding that he had the means to bring the war to what he called his "logical conclusion".I point out to Biden that it has been argued that he didn't have the courage to go all the way to give Ukraine the weapons it needed - to let Ukraine win.
"We gave them [Ukraine] everything they needed to provide for their independence," Biden argues. "And we were prepared to respond more aggressively if in fact Putin moved again."He says he was keen to avoid the prospect of "World War Three, with nuclear powers," adding: "And we did avoid it.
"What would Putin do if things got really tough for him?" he continues. "Threaten the use of tactical nuclear weapons. This is not a game or roulette."
Biden's belief in the Atlantic Alliance - as the last living President born during World War Two - is clearly undiminished.He said more than 20 planes were taking part in the display, including World War Two
, which he flies, and theVE Day on 8 May 1945 brought to an end nearly six years of war in Europe, with the unconditional surrender of all Nazi German forces to the Allies in World War Two.
Other high-profile events on Bank Holiday Monday in London include a procession from Parliament Square along Whitehall and The Mall.Organising people on foot, however, would appear to be a simpler task than the sort of planning required for formations of different aircraft - logistics pressures shared by Sqd Ldr Wilkes.