US President Joe Biden has called his Russian counterpart a “butcher” in connection with the Ukraine conflict.
Biden made the jab during a campaign event in Raleigh, North
Carolina, on Tuesday and it’s not the first time that he has publicly
disparaged Putin.
Last week, Biden called Putin a “war criminal” and then later referred to him as a “murderous dictator, a pure thug who is waging an immoral war against the people of Ukraine.”
RT
reports: Putin has advocated raising the average federal tax for
America’s wealthiest from 8.2% to 25%, arguing that this would allow
Washington to raise $400 billion over the next ten years.
“Imagine what we could do with that. We could fundamentally slash
the federal deficit… We could do so many things – consequential –
including finally making sure that we take care of Ukraine from that
butcher Putin,” he said.
Biden also lashed out at the Russian president in late February, calling him a “crazy S.O.B.”
He mentioned Putin while saying that the West must be wary of a nuclear
conflict, but should pay even more attention to the danger posed by
climate change.
At the time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested that Americans
should be ashamed of a leader who indulged in such comments. “If the president of that nation uses that kind of language, that is shameful,” he said, adding that Biden may have been trying to emulate a “Hollywood cowboy” to appeal to domestic audiences.
Responding to the “S.O.B.” remarks, Putin stood by his
previously expressed opinion that Moscow would be better off with Biden
in the White House, adding that the US President’s words only prove his
point. “It’s not like he could say ‘Good job… thank you for the
helping hand’. We understand what is going on there, in terms of
internal politics,” he explained.
This is not the first time that Biden has labeled Putin a “butcher.”
The first instance dates back to March 2022, several weeks after the
start of the Ukraine conflict. Peskov suggested that such offensive
comments “narrow down the window for bilateral relations” at a time when Russia-US ties have sunk to a historic low.
In 2021, Biden also called Putin “a killer.” The Russian president retorted, “It takes one to know one,” following that remark.
(Article by Niamh Harris republished from ThePeoplesVoice.tv)
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