- Joe Biden referred to as Vladimir Putin a “loopy SOB,” however the Russian chief would not appear too mad about it.
- “It is not like he may say ‘Good job, Volodya, thanks for the serving to hand,'” Putin stated.
- Putin beforehand stated he would favor a second Biden time period to Trump being again within the White Home.
President Joe Biden would possibly’ve referred to as Vladimir Putin a “loopy SOB,” however the Russian chief would not seem like that mad about it.
“It is not like he may say ‘Good job, Volodya, thanks for the serving to hand,'” Putin advised Russia-1 host Pavel Zarubin in an interview on Thursday, per a translation shared by state-owned media outlet RT.
“We perceive what’s going on there, when it comes to inner politics,” Putin continued.
Biden had referred to as Putin the identify throughout a fundraiser in California on Wednesday evening, per The New York Occasions.
“We’ve got a loopy SOB like that man Putin, and others, and we at all times have to fret about nuclear battle,” Biden advised donors.
However Putin appeared to take Biden’s remarks in stride. Biden’s response, Putin stated, was possible a response to an interview he’d given to Zarubin final week.
Putin had advised Zarubin on February 14 that he would desire a second Biden time period as a substitute of getting Donald Trump again within the White Home. Putin referred to as Biden a “politician of the previous formation” who’s “extra skilled, extra predictable.”
“Judging by what he stated, I used to be completely proper. That is the suitable response to what I stated,” Putin advised Zarubin on Thursday, sustaining that Biden was nonetheless his most popular presidential candidate.
The Biden administration has vehemently opposed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The US has given Ukraine greater than $44 billion in army help for the reason that warfare started in February 2022.
Biden, for his half, positioned the blame squarely on Putin after Russia introduced that the famed political dissident Alexey Navalny had died in jail on February 16.
“Russian authorities are going to inform their very own story. However make no mistake, Putin is liable for Navalny’s dying,” Biden advised journalists on the identical day.
Representatives for Biden didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider despatched outdoors common enterprise hours.
