The US President Joe Bidendescribed this Saturday, March 26, as a “butcher” to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putinafter meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Asked by the press about his opinion of Putin after seeing the suffering of the refugees, Biden replied: “He is a butcher.”
The US president also said he is not sure Russia has changed its strategy on the war in ukraineafter the Kremlin has proclaimed that its priority is now to completely “liberate” the breakaway region of Donbas.
“I’m not sure they did,” Biden said, after being asked by a reporter if he thought Russia had modified its plans Of attack.
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The US president made the remarks after visiting the PGE Narodowy soccer stadium, which has been converted into a refugee center to care for some of the more than 2.17 million who have fled from Ukraine to Poland since the war began.
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Joe Biden with Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Photo: AFP
Joe Biden with Ukrainian refugees in Poland. Photo: AFP
During your visit, Biden he chatted with several Ukrainian refugees, hugged a woman and picked up a little girl.
Later, he explained to the press that some minors 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 ruler, referring to your son Beau, who died in 2015 from brain cancer and who fought in Iraq.
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“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.
On your visit, Biden He 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 just this week José Andrés as co-chair of the White House advisory council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition.
Before returning to Washington, the president will deliver a speech at the Royal Palace in Warsaw on Saturday at 6:00 pm (17:00 GMT) to highlight “the united efforts of the free world to support the people of Ukraine,” according to the White House.
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During his European tour, which began on Wednesday, Joe Biden has also visited the US military near the border with Ukraine and has participated in Brussels in three NATO, G7 and European Union (EU) summits focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.