White House Press Secretary Jen PsakiWASHINGTON, Apr 6The White House again stated that the United States does not call for a change of power in Russia, but again called Russian President Vladimir Putin a «war criminal», which Moscow has already characterized as unacceptable statements and reminded of the victims of American wars. «No, no, we are not call for regime change. It was not our policy and it still is not. But again … we believe that he is a war criminal who should be dealt with by the international system that evaluates war crimes,» a White House spokeswoman said at a briefing. Jen Psaki.
The Pentagon reported that the United States continues to train the Ukrainian militaryPress Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov previously called unacceptable unworthy personal attacks against Putin, regularly heard by American leader Joe Biden in connection with the events in Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Biden's words about Putin indicate that «many American politicians who stood at the origins of the Iraq war under well-known pretexts, who ruined Libya together with NATO partners who invaded Syria — these not all is well with the conscience of politicians.» Biden has recently regularly allowed himself undiplomatic statements about Putin. While visiting a Ukrainian refugee camp on the border between Poland and Ukraine, one of the journalists asked the US President what he thought of Putin in the context of the events taking place in the neighboring country. «He's a butcher, that's what I think,» Biden replied curtly. A video clip of his speech was published by CNN. Prior to this, Biden twice said that he considers the Russian president a «war criminal.» Peskov called unacceptable and unforgivable such rhetoric from the head of a country whose bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Concluding his visit to Europe with a speech in Warsaw at the end of March, Biden said that Ukraine «will never become a victory for Russia» and that the Russian the leader «cannot remain in power.» The White House hastened to explain that the head of the administration did not call for a change in the leadership of the Russian Federation. The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, for his part, said that it is not for Biden, but for the people of Russia to decide who will lead the state. The American media reported that in the final text of the speech there was no statement about the Russian leadership, the US aides were surprised by his improvisation. put Russia before a choice between default and exhaustion
