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An agitated Joe Biden blurted to reporters Wednesday night that he believes Vladimir Putin is a “war criminal”, prompting a swift response from the Kremlin.
Biden was directly asked by a reporter if he considers Putin a war criminal, at first responding “no,” but then asking for further clarification of what the question was before subsequently responding “Oh I think he is a war criminal.”
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described Biden’s outburst as “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric from the head of state, whose bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world.”
Biden had just announced a further $800 million worth of military aid to be sent to Ukraine, including anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons, body armor, drones, and guns.
That is on top of the $13.6 billion already announced going to Ukraine for ‘security assistance’.
“Putin is inflicting appalling, appalling devastation and horror on Ukraine, bombing apartment buildings, maternity wards, hospitals. I mean, it’s God awful,” Biden said, adding “The world is united in our support for Ukraine and our determination to make Putin pay a very heavy price.”
“This could be a long and difficult battle, but the American people will be steadfast in our support of the people of Ukraine in the face of Putin’s immoral, unethical attacks on civilian populations,” Biden said, adding “We are united in our abhorrence of Putin’s depraved onslaught and we’re going to continue to have their backs as they fight for their freedom, their democracy, their very survival.”
Biden refused to answer any questions including one from a reporter who asked “What will it take for you to send the Polish MiGs that President Zelensky is asking for?”
“I’m not going to comment on that. I’m not going to comment on anything other than what I told you,” Biden said before skulking off.
Biden’s comments came in the wake of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asking the U.S. to set up a no-fly zone over his country. The White House responded saying that the U.S. has no interest in starting a third world war.
The ramifications of such an action seem to be completely lost on the press, who continually demanded to know why Zelensky’s request isn’t being granted:
Russia has signalled that any country seen to be helping Ukraine will be considered as entering the conflict.
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