"Butcher" Putin: Kremlin "alert" about Biden's Ukraine speech - US President reacts

Created: 03/28/2022, 13:06

Joe Biden recently in Warsaw © Lukasz Gagulski/dpa

US President Joe Biden has called Russia's President Vladimir a "butcher" with regard to the Ukraine war.

Moscow is "alert".

Washington - "This statement is undoubtedly alarming": With these words, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Monday (March 28) criticized statements by US President Joe Biden about Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Kremlin will "continue to monitor Biden's comments closely".

Ukraine war: Biden calls Putin "butcher" - but now denies explosive demand

During his visit to Poland on March 26, Biden had called Putin a "butcher" in connection with the Russian military operation in Ukraine and also said that the Russian president "cannot remain in power".

Biden, meanwhile, has denied calling for Putin's fall.

A reporter asked Biden on Sunday evening (local time) after his church visit: “Mr. President, do you want Putin to be removed (from office)?

Mr. President, did you call for regime change?” Biden responded, “No.”

Ukraine-News: Peskov describes negotiations with Zelenskyy delegation in Istanbul as "important"

Regarding the continuation of negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, Peskov said that "no significant successes or breakthroughs" had been achieved in the previous rounds of talks.

There is also "no progress" in organizing a possible meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Nevertheless, it is important that another meeting of the negotiators in Istanbul has now been scheduled, said Peskow.

Since the delegations of both countries only traveled to Istanbul this Monday (March 28), it is "unlikely" that talks will begin later that day.

Initial negotiations at ministerial level between Ukraine and Russia on March 10 in Antalya, Turkey, failed to bring any concrete progress towards a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Since then, the talks have continued via video conference.