It’s ‘Unforgivable’ That Biden Called Putin a War Criminal, Kremlin Says
Apparently, labeling Putin a “war criminal” was beyond the pale for the Kremlin.
Tom Brenner/Reuters
The Kremlin responded to President Joe Biden calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on Wednesday, deeming the declaration “unforgivable.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Biden statement “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric,” according to the Russian state news agency TASS. On Wednesday afternoon, Biden told Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich that Putin is, in his estimation, a “war criminal.”
🚨This marks the first time the administration has referred to the Russian President as a war criminal - until now, officials have shied away from that language.
— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) March 16, 2022
POTUS tells me “I think he is a war criminal”
(Thanks to @kwelkernbc for the camera work 🎥) pic.twitter.com/u4fLdkxMbt
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