Factbase Transcripts

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:00-00:00:01 (2 sec)

"It's very high." 1

Question

Neutral

00:00:01-00:00:02 (1 sec)

"Why?" 2

Joe Biden

Positive

00:00:02-00:00:25 (23 sec)

"It's very -- because they have not -- they have not moved any of their troops out. They've moved more troops in, number one. Number two, we have reason to believe that they are engaged in a false-flag operation to have an excuse to go in. Every indication we have is they're prepared to go into Ukraine, attack Ukraine -- number one." 3

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:25-00:00:40 (15 sec)

"Number two, I've been waiting for a response from Putin for my letter that -- my response to him. It's come to that Moscow embassy. They're faxing it here. Not faxing it, they're sending it here. I have not read it yet. I cannot comment on it." 4

Question

Neutral

00:00:40-00:00:42 (2 sec)

"Have you been briefed on it in any way?" 5

Joe Biden

Slightly Negative

00:00:42-00:00:42 ( sec)

"No- --" 6

Question

Neutral

00:00:42-00:00:50 (7 sec)

"Do you think he's going to go through with this, sir? Is your sense that this is going to happen now?" 7

Joe Biden

Positive

00:00:50-00:00:52 (2 sec)

"Yes. Not --" 8

Question

Neutral

00:00:52-00:00:52 (1 sec)

"When?" 9

Joe Biden

Neutral

00:00:52-00:00:55 (3 sec)

"I -- my sense is this will happen within the next several days." 10

Joe Biden

Somewhat Positive

00:00:55-00:00:56 (1 sec)

"Thank you." 11

Question

Neutral

00:00:56-00:00:57 (1 sec)

"How many days are we talking?" 12

Question

Neutral

00:00:57-00:01:00 (3 sec)

"Is there any diplomatic path still available, Mr. President?" 13

Joe Biden

Very Positive

00:01:00-00:01:17 (17 sec)

"Yes, there is. There's a clear diplomatic path. That's why I asked Senator -- Senator -- [laughs] -- Secretary Blinken to go to the United Nations and make his statement today. He'll lay out what that path is. I've laid out a path to Putin as well on, I think, Sunday. And so, there is a path. There is a way through this, but by diplomacy." 14