Biden says Russia is committing ‘genocide’ in Ukraine via nbcnews
“More evidence is coming out about literally the horrible things that the Russians have done in Ukraine,” Biden told reporters during a trip to Iowa. “And we’re going to only learn more and more about the devastation. We’ll let the lawyers decide, internationally, whether or not it qualifies [as genocide] but it sure seems that way to me.”
Biden had stopped short of calling the atrocities in Bucha a genocide as recently as last week, when asked by reporters whether Russian actions there fit that definition. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the time said the killings documented in Ukraine did not rise to the level of “genocide” as defined by the U.S. government.
But in a speech Tuesday bemoaning a spike U.S. gas prices, he referred to the unfolding"genocide half a world away" that he said was committed by a"dictator," apparently referring to Putin. Before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, Biden made clear to reporters that his earlier remarks were directed at Putin.
"I called it genocide because it's become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out even the idea of being Ukrainian. The evidence is mounting," Biden told reporters on the tarmac.
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