US President Joe Biden told reporters today that Vladimir Putin’s Russian counterpart is a “war criminal”, referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“He is a war criminal,” Biden told reporters at the White House.
Earlier in the day, the US president confirmed the deployment of additional military aid to Ukraine, totaling about $ 800 million, to counter the Russian invasion.
This amount will be used for military equipment, including 600 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 2,600 Javelin anti-aircraft systems, nearly 40 million small arms cartridges, 200 grenade launchers and ammunition, 200 shotguns and 200 machine guns.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zhelensky addressed a passionate speech to the US Congress, calling for more military support, a no-fly zone over his country and even tougher sanctions on Russia.
According to Biden, Zelensky was convincing and specific in his speech to Congress.
The American president stressed that the courage of the Ukrainians has inspired the whole world. “Putin is bombing apartment buildings, hospitals, maternity hospitals. Yesterday we received information that the Russian forces are holding hostage hundreds of doctors and patients in the hospital of Mariupol. That’s bestiality. ”
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peshkov described as “unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric” US President Joe Biden’s statement that Vladimir Putin’s Russian counterpart was a “war criminal”, Reuters reported, citing Reuters.
More specifically, the Biden government does not see Russia taking steps to de-escalate its invasion of Ukraine, which would indicate progress in talks between Russians and Ukrainians, said White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki.
Asked if the United States had any idea of ​​the state of the negotiations, he said: “We have not seen any attempt to de-escalate President Putin and the Russian military. “It is difficult to have negotiations that will be effective if one party continues to escalate.”
Fighting in Ukraine is raging, with Kyiv at the center of Russian bombing raids.
Russia has continued to bomb Kiev’s urban fabric. Two apartment buildings were hit by Russian missiles, injuring civilians. Images of burning buildings and rescue operations have shaken the planet.
The Russian siege is “tightening” parallel around Odessa as the army bombs areas near the city with the Russian amphibians “within breathing distance”.
SOURCE: SKAI.GR- – REUTERS
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