Trump appeasing Putin with pressure on Ukraine, Biden tells BBC19 hours ago Share Save Nick Robinson BBC News, in Delaware Share SaveWatch: Biden's first interview since leaving the White HouseJoe Biden has told the BBC that pressure from the Trump administration on Ukraine to give up territory to Russia is "modern-day appeasement" in an exclusive interview, his first since leaving the White House. White House communications director Steven Cheung posted a link to the BBC's exclusive Biden interview on social media, blasting the former president. During three years of fighting, his White House shifted its position on the use of US-supplied weapons and lifted some restrictions over time. He said Ukraine and Russia "are both going to have to give up some of the territory they currently own". The White House has not publicly confirmed the details.