Press Gaggle: Joe Biden and Jill Biden Speak With Reporters After Lunch - December 31, 2021


Joe Biden and Jill Biden Speak With Reporters After Lunch [2021-12-31]
Joe Biden
Question
Jill Biden
Ukraine
Europe
Russia
NATO
OSCE

Jill Biden
00:00:00 - 00:00:00 ()
Happy New Year!
Very Positive
Question
00:00:00 - 00:00:06 ()
President Biden, what did you convey on your call with Vladimir Putin?
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Joe Biden
00:00:06 - 00:00:30 ()
I made it clear to President Putin that if he -- he makes any more moves and goes into Ukraine, we will have severe sanctions. We will increase our -- our presence in Europe with our NATO Allies, and it will have to be a heavy price to pay for it.
Slightly Positive
Question
00:00:30 - 00:00:34 ()
Did you get the sense that he is any less likely to invade Ukraine after your conversation?
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Joe Biden
00:00:34 - 00:01:02 ()
What I got the sense of is that he has agreed that we would have three major conferences in Europe beginning in the middle of the month with our senior staffs that relate to the OSCE, the Russia-NATO Council, as well as the continuation of discussions on our strategic doctrine. And so, he did not disagree with any of that.
Very Positive
Joe Biden
00:01:02 - 00:01:20 ()
And he laid out some of his concerns about NATO and the United States and Europe, and we laid out ours. And we said we'd begin to negotiate some of those issues. But I made it clear that they only could work if, in fact, he deescalated, not escalated, the situation there.
Very Positive
Question
00:01:20 - 00:01:24 ()
Do you expect more concrete progress after the talks in January?
Positive
Joe Biden
00:01:24 - 00:01:29 ()
Well, I always expect if you negotiate you make progress, but we’ll see. We'll see. Thanks.
Very Positive
Question
00:01:29 - 00:01:34 ()
Does Russia face sanctions if he keeps troops at the border?
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Joe Biden
00:01:34 - 00:01:42 ()
I’m not going to negotiate here in public, but we made it clear that he cannot -- I emphasize "cannot" -- move on Ukraine. Thank you.
Very Positive
Question
00:01:42 - 00:01:45 ()
Do you have a response on the news of Betty White?
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Joe Biden
00:01:45 - 00:01:50 ()
That’s a shame. She was a lovely lady. Always was.
Leans Positive
Jill Biden
00:01:50 - 00:01:52 ()
Who didn’t love Betty White?
Very Positive
Joe Biden
00:01:52 - 00:01:52 ()
[Laughs]
Unknown
Jill Biden
00:01:52 - 00:01:55 ()
We're so sad about her death.
Very Negative
Joe Biden
00:01:55 - 00:01:56 ()
Ninety-nine years old.
Unknown
Jill Biden
00:01:56 - 00:01:57 ()
Yeah.
Slightly Positive
Joe Biden
00:01:57 - 00:02:00 ()
As my mother would say, God love her. Incredible.
Very Positive
Jill Biden
00:02:00 - 00:02:00 ()
We loved her.
Very Positive
Question
00:02:00 - 00:02:02 ()
Any New Year's resolutions?
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Jill Biden
00:02:02 - 00:02:03 ()
Not yet. [Laughs]
Unknown
Joe Biden
00:02:03 - 00:02:17 ()
I'm going to try to earn her -- more love, you know? [Laughter] I mean, everybody knows that I love her more than she loves me. We work on it hard.
Very Positive
Question
00:02:17 - 00:02:22 ()
Will you travel to Colorado?
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Joe Biden
00:02:22 - 00:02:23 ()
Say it again?
Unknown
Question
00:02:23 - 00:02:26 ()
Will you travel to Colorado?
Unknown
Joe Biden
00:02:26 - 00:02:29 ()
I may very well. We'll see. Thank you.
Very Positive
Question
00:02:29 - 00:02:32 ()
Thank you.
Somewhat Positive
Joe Biden
00:02:32 - 00:02:42 ()
By the way, I had a long talk with the Governor this morning. We've initiated additional help with the governor. But anyway.
Positive
Question
00:02:42 - 00:02:46 ()
Thank you Mr. President.
Somewhat Positive
Question
00:02:46 - 00:02:49 ()
Thank you.
Somewhat Positive