President Biden of the United States will give a State of the Union speech on the policy of the next year from noon on the 2nd of Japan time.
The focus is on what kind of foreign policy President Biden will show in the face of the crisis that undermines the international order of Russia's military invasion of Ukraine.
As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, US President Joe Biden will give a State of the Union address to Congress in Congress after 11:00 am on the 2nd of Japan time.
Regarding the speech, Saki, a spokesman for the White House, said at a press conference on the 28th, "The president will talk about America's position as a leader who stands up for values and world norms." Is expected to unite and emphasize its position against Russia.
President Biden has positioned the current state of the world as a "fight between democracy and tyranny" with Russia and China in mind, and Russia is trying to change the current state by force, and the crisis that shakes the international order after World War II from the ground up. The focus is on what kind of diplomatic policy to show before.
He is also paying attention to how he refers to his relationship with China, which has been positioned as the biggest competitor, as dealing with Russia is an urgent issue.
In addition, with the mid-term elections coming up this fall, there is a lot of interest in how President Biden, whose approval rating is sluggish, will respond to record-breaking price increases and set out a new way of coexisting with the new coronavirus. increase.
Strict evaluation in the latest poll
The latest polls have also given harsh evaluations of US President Joe Biden's response to the situation in Ukraine, where Russia continues to invade.
When asked about President Biden's response to the situation in Ukraine last week (February 20-24) in a poll conducted jointly by the leading newspaper The Washington Post and ABC Television, 33% said they would "evaluate." On the other hand, "not evaluated" was 47%, which is higher than the severe evaluation.
Regarding the question "Do you think President Biden is a strong leader?", 36% answered "Yes" and 59% answered "I don't think so".
On the other hand, 67% of the respondents "support", 20% "disagree", and 13% "no particular opinion" regarding the large-scale sanctions against Russia announced by the United States and European countries one after another.
Looking at the breakdown of those who answered "support", when asked about the case that led to the rise in the price of gasoline etc. in the United States, 51% "still support", "in that case disagree" At 12%, half said they would support sanctions even if they affected their lives.
Only 12% of the respondents answered positively about Russia, such as "It is a friendly country," while 80% answered negatively, such as "It is an enemy country."
In a survey of the same questions conducted in 2008, 40% were positive and 53% were negative, respectively, and the percentage of people who perceive it as negative has increased significantly.
In addition, President Biden's approval rating is 40.6%, which is the average value of various opinion polls on the political information site "Real Clear Politics" as of the 1st, which is the time when the military invasion began in the eastern United States. Compared to the 23rd, it is 1.1 points lower, but there is no significant change in the trend of around 40%.