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Joe Biden speaks about 'accommodating' Russian oligarchs in latest gaffe

Telegraph, 29 Apr 2022
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President Biden has requested a further $33 billion in funding for Ukraine.

During a press conference the US president stumbled on his words and went off script - again.

“In addition to this supplemental funding. I'm also sending to Congress a comprehensive package that will enhance our underlying effort to accommodate the Russian oligarchs and make sure we take their take ill-gotten gains."

"We're going to accommodate them. We're going to seize their yachts, the luxury homes. And other ill-gotten gains of Putin's kleptocracy. Yeah. Kleptocracy. The guys who are the kleptocracy.”

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