“He’s a butcher,” Biden responded in relation to Putin, when asked by the press, following seeing the suffering of Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
The president of United States, Joe Bidendescribed this Saturday as a “butcher” to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, following meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Asked by the press regarding his opinion of Putin following seeing the suffering of the refugees, Biden replied: “He is a butcher”.
The US president also said that he is not sure if Russia has changed its strategy in the war in Ukraine, following the Kremlin has proclaimed that its priority is now to fully “liberate” the breakaway region of Donbas in eastern Ukraine. .
“I’m not sure they have,” Biden asked when asked by a reporter if Russia had changed its attack plans.
The US president made the remarks following visiting the PGE Narodowy soccer stadium, converted into refugee center to care for some of the more than 2.17 million who have fled Ukraine for Poland since the war began.
During his visit, Biden spoke with several Ukrainian refugees, hugged a woman and picked up a girl.
Later, he explained to the press that some children asked him to pray for their parents, grandparents or siblings who are in Ukraine fighting Russian forces.
“I remember what it is like to have someone in a war zone,” said the president, referring to his son Beau, who died in 2015 from brain cancer and who fought in Iraq.
“Every morning you wake up and wonder, you just want to pray that you don’t get that call. This is a wonderful group of people,” she added.
During his visit, Biden was accompanied by Spanish chef José Andrés, whose anti-hunger organization World Central Kitchen is involved in the humanitarian response to the refugee crisis.
Biden appointed José Andrés just this week as co-chair of the White House advisory council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition.
Before returning to Washington, Biden will deliver a speech today at the Royal Palace in Warsaw at 6:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. GMT) to highlight “the united efforts of the free world to support the people of Ukraine,” according to the White House.
During his European tour, which began on Wednesday, Biden has also visited the US military near the border with Ukraine and has participated in three NATO, G7 and European Union (EU) summits in Brussels focused on the Russian invasion. from Ukraine.