Joe Biden called Russian President Putin as ‘Dictator’
Washington: US President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin as a dictator for his invasion on Ukraine. Joe Biden in his address in annual State of the Union on Tuesday said that a Russian dictator, invading a foreign country, has costs around the world.
He promised to the MPs of State of the Union that robust action to make sure the pain of our sanctions is targeted at Russia’s economy. He warned Russia’s billionaires that he was coming after their yachts and private jets as Russian air strikes pummeled Ukraine in a bid to crush the US ally’s resistance. Despite sanctions and warnings of a humanitarian crisis, Moscow launched a fresh assault on a residential block in Ukraine’s second city of Kharkiv as the US leader sought to steal the American public’s resolve for the turmoil ahead.
"We, the United States of America, stand with the Ukrainian people."
— @POTUS pic.twitter.com/SgnpZ5KKAO— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 2, 2022
Biden had planned to tout his policy successes during his speech, discuss how the US had turned a corner on the pandemic and outline what he wanted to accomplish in the coming months. But much of that was upended by one of the most significant geopolitical crises since the end of the Cold War, as Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling sent shockwaves through the international community.
In an emotional start to Biden’s address, MPs packed into the US Congress gave a standing ovation to the Ukrainian people as the president voiced solidarity with the ex-Soviet country. Speaking on day six of Russia’s invasion, Biden said Putin’s aggression was premeditated and totally unprovoked but hailed the resolve of the Western alliance in responding with brutal sanctions.
And tonight I am announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American air space to all Russian flights further isolating Russia and adding an additional squeeze on their economy, said Biden. Biden had spoken on the phone to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who accused Moscow of state terrorism over the bombardment of Kharkiv.