U.S. President Joe Biden refers to Russian invasion of Ukraine as 'genocide.'
U.S. President Joe Biden referred to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as a "genocide" on Tuesday, the first time he's publicly done so since the start of the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, resurfaced on Tuesday to defend his "noble" invasion of Ukraine.Thomson ReutersBiden calls Russia's war in Ukraine 'genocide'U.S.
Biden's comments drew praise from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who had encouraged Western leaders to use the term to describe Russia's invasion of his country. Genocide, considered the most serious international offence, was first used to describe the Holocaust. It was established in 1948 as a crime under international law in a United Nations convention.
Biden has made a handful of statements about the war that U.S. officials have later had to walk back. The president stirred controversy on a recent trip to Poland when he ad-libbed a line at the end of a speech and said that Putin should not be allowed to remain in power. The White House clarified that U.S. policy was not to seek regime change.
Russia's economy was standing on its feet despite Western sanctions, he added, and said signs of war crimes allegedly carried out by Russian troops were fakes staged by the West. As for talks: "We have again returned to a dead-end situation for us."
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