US president accuses ex-leader of kowtowing to Russia

US President Joe Biden has laid out his case for re-election in a fiery State of the Union speech that accused Donald Trump of kowtowing to Russia.

In a 68-minute address to Cong­ress, Biden, a Democrat, drew sharp contrasts with his Republican rival and gamely challenged Trump’s supporters in the chamber during a speech that was watched as much for the 81-year-old president’s performance as it was for his policy proposals, according to Dawn.

“Now my predecessor, a former Rep­ublican president, tells Putin, quo­te, ‘Do whatever you want’,” Bid­en said. “I think it’s outrageous, it’s dangerous and it’s unacceptable.” Biden, who pressed Congress to provide additional funding to Ukraine for its war with Russia, also had a message for Putin: “We will not walk away.”