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In an interview with ABC News on Wednesday, Biden added that Putin would have to “pay” for an implicit attempt to disrupt the Democratic nomination in the 2020 US presidential election.
When asked if he thought Putin was a “murderer”, Biden replied “Yes.”
Such a statement stands in stark contrast to former US leader Donald Trump’s persistent reluctance to say anything negative about the Russian president.
Biden said he had spoken to Putin in January when he assumed the US presidency.
“He and I talked for a long time, I know him pretty well,” Biden said.
“When I started the conversation, I said: ‘I know you and you know me.’ If I find out that this has happened, be prepared,” added the US president.
He did not specify whether he was referring to allegations that Russia was interfering in the US elections or other behavior that Washington did not support, such as the poisoning and imprisonment of Russian opponent Alexei Navaln.
Russia has reacted angrily to Biden’s comments that Putin is a murderer.
“Biden insulted the citizens of our country with his statement,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the head of the lower house of parliament, told the Telegram correspondence platform, adding that the verbal attacks on Putin amount to “attacking our entire country. “.
