U.S President Biden equates Russian war over Ukraine to ‘genocide’
The Russian Ministry of Defense said the operation is solely targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure and the civilian population is not in danger.
Washington: Continuing his tirade against Russia for waging war against Ukraine, American President Joe Biden has described the war launched by Russia as “genocide”. Biden used the harsh word in an attempt to explain why inflation has been rising to 40-year highs in the United States.
“In fact, we've already made progress since March inflation data was collected. The family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide and half a world away,” Biden said on Tuesday while delivering remarks on infrastructure in the US state of Iowa.
Biden added that his administration is doing everything possible to keep control over rising prices in the United States and to address “Putin's price hike.” The US President also announced that the Environmental Protection Agency will allow E15 gasoline that uses a 15% ethanol blend and will be sold this summer to increase the fuel supply.
Last week, Biden said that he had not seen any indications of genocide in Ukraine during the Russian special military operation in that country. On February 24, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine after the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk requested help to defend them from intensifying attacks by Ukrainian troops.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said the operation is solely targeting Ukrainian military infrastructure and the civilian population is not in danger.
On the one hand, Biden is critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin for waging war against Ukraine, on the other, the Biden administration has been extending military and financial support to Ukraine to fight against the Russian forces.
The Biden administration already has imposed several economic sanctions against Russia which is believed to have made a strong impact on the Russian economy.
The ongoing war and international sanctions along with the withdrawal of many global companies from Russia are said to have left a big hole in the Russian economy.