New Delhi: Ukraine War: US President Joe Biden castigated Vladimir Putin over the month-old war in Ukraine, bluntly calling the Russian leader “a butcher” who “cannot remain in power”.
President Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who “cannot remain in power” after meeting top Ukrainian ministers for the first time since Russia’s invasion. However, within minutes of his comments in Warsaw, a White House official played down President Biden’s remarks.
Kremlin dismissed the remark by US President Joe Biden”, saying it was up to Russians to choose their own president. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, “That’s not for Biden to decide. The president of Russia is elected by Russians.”
The United States intends to provide Ukraine with an additional $100 million in civilian security assistance. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that the assistance would be to build the capacity of the Ukrainian ministry of internal affairs.
