You're reading: BBC News: Joe Biden’s tough love diplomacy

Jonathan Beale writes: He made clear that both countries were in danger of losing their way. Ukraine's Viktor Yushchenko is now a deeply unpopular president. The country's economy has taken a dive. Yushchenko may have once been poisoned by his enemies - his face still bears the scars - but now he is part of the poison that is damaging his own political system. In a speech in Kyiv, Biden accused his friends of posturing. He told them in no uncertain terms that they were behaving like children.

Joe Biden’s tough love diplomacy