Biden lunches in the capital, ignoring questions about Ukraine as the crisis with Russia escalates

President Biden On Saturday he left the White House for lunch with his granddaughters at a nearby restaurant while ignoring glaring questions about Russia and Ukraine calamity.

With the world surrounded by a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Biden refused to address the situation after leaving a lunch just blocks from White House.

“Nice to see you,” Biden said when asked by reporters about tensions with Russia/Ukraine.

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In the meantime, cum Kamala HarrisSecretary of State Anthony Blinken and a delegation from Congress spent the weekend in Germany at Munich Security Conference In an effort to calm tensions and build diplomatic solutions.

President Joe Biden leaves the Hamilton restaurant in Washington, Saturday, February 19, 2022. Biden has lunch with his granddaughters Finnegan Biden and Naomi Biden and Naomi’s fiancé Peter Neal.
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Biden said Friday that he has made calls to the Congressional delegation in Munich as well as NATO allies amid the “rapidly escalating crisis in Ukraine.” The United States is prepared to impose tough sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine again, and Biden said he was “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin made the decision.

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On Saturday, Biden departed in the presidential motorcade at 12:22 p.m. for a very short trip to the Hamilton Restaurant, just blocks from the White House. The motorcade arrived at the restaurant at 12:26 p.m.

Biden was having lunch with Hunter Biden’s daughters, Finnegan Biden and Naomi Biden, as well as Peter Neal, Naomi’s fiancé. Biden left the restaurant at 1:26 p.m., wearing sunglasses and a dark face mask, and waved to the crowd nearby.

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“What is the latest news from Ukraine, Mr. President?” A reporter asked.

“It’s good to see you,” Biden said in response, according to Al Baraka reporters.

Another reporter asked if Biden still believed Russia was determined to attack and invade Ukraine.

Biden did not acknowledge the question and did not respond to it.