* Biden signed a $13.6 billion package into law Tuesday that provides military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine as it fends off a Russian invasion that has reportedly seen more civilians slaughtered than Ukrainian soldiers
* Ukrainian President Zelensky pleaded for more assistance in an impassioned speech to Congress Wednesday
* ‘I need to protect our skies,’ Zelensky told American federal lawmakers, asking for a no-fly zone
* Biden blasted Russia’s autocrat President Vladimir Putin’s ‘depraved onslaught’ in Ukraine
* He gave a detailed account of the latest weapons transfer from the US including artillery, mortar rounds, 20 million rounds of ammunition, 9,000 anti-armor system and 7,000 small arms were included in the package
* As Zelensky addressed Congress, Putin delivered his own remarks that included a chilling warning for US and the West that their ‘attempts to have global dominance’ are coming to an end
* The president’s latest denunciation of Putin comes after Russian troops gunned down civilians in a bread line
* In its response to Biden the Kremlin blasted the U.S., claiming its ‘bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world’ in a statement first reported by Russian state media
* Canada and the United Kingdom have also accused Putin of committing war crimes in his Ukraine assault
President Joe Biden finally called Vladimir Putin a war criminal on Wednesday after watching 20 days of atrocities in Ukraine and announcing an $800million military package including drones to to be sent to Volodymyr Zelensky’s fighters.
Biden said ‘I think he is a war criminal’ when asked by reporters about Putin’s relentless attacks on civilians following an event on Wednesday afternoon and just hours after Zelensky urged him to be the ‘leader for peace’ and asked the US for more help in an impassioned speech to Congress.
The President’s condemnation of Putin’s actions came after he provided a detailed laundry list at the White House Wednesday of a new tranche of $800 million in deadly arms the U.S. is providing to Ukraine as it it continues to fight against Russia’s brutal invasion.
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WNU Editor: The US Senate said the same thing earlier in the day …. U.S. Senate unanimously condemns Putin as war criminal (Reuters).
In a time when everyone needs to de-escalate tensions, this rhetoric is only going to accelerate tensions to levels that we have not seen since the height of the Cold War.
President Biden Says Russian President Putin Is A “War Criminal”
Biden calls Putin a war criminal after Zelenskiy speaks to Congress — The Guardian
Biden says Russian leader Putin ‘is a war criminal’ for Ukraine attacks — CNBC
Biden calls Putin a war criminal — The Hill
Biden calls Russia’s Putin a ‘war criminal’ over invasion of Ukraine — ABC News
Biden on Putin: ‘I think he is a war criminal’ — CNN Biden calls Putin a ‘war criminal’ for the first time — The Week
Biden says Putin is a “war criminal” — Axios
Source: President Biden Says Russian President Putin Is A “War Criminal”
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