The Kremlin on Thursday accused President Biden of “trying to make Russian President Vladimir Putin look like a Hollywood cowboy” after he called him a “crazy SOB,” according to Reuters.
“The use of such words by the president of the United States against the head of another country is unlikely to violate the rights of our president, Putin,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. told Reuters. “But it degrades the people who use such vocabulary.”
Peskov claimed that the remark was “probably some kind of attempt to look like a Hollywood cowboy,” the newswire added. “But honestly, I don’t think that’s possible.”
The comments came a day after Biden spoke about climate change at a San Francisco fundraiser and called Putin short for “son of a bitch.”
“This is the last existential threat and that is climate. We have crazy SOBs like Putin and others who have to worry about nuclear conflict all the time, but the existential threat to humanity is climate. ,” Biden said Wednesday.
Pesvok, another statement A statement provided by Russia’s state-run Mediatas news agency called Biden’s comments “disrespectful” and said they would bring “shame” to the United States.
According to Reuters, President Putin smiled sarcastically when asked about his comments on Russian state television.
“We are ready to cooperate with any president,” Putin said. “But I believe Biden is the better president for us and for Russia. Judging by what he’s saying now, I’m absolutely right.”
The Russian president’s comments echo claims he made last week that Biden is more “predictable” than former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner.
Asked by journalist Pavel Zarubin about his preference for the 2024 election, Putin said: “Biden. He’s an old-fashioned politician, more experienced and also more predictable.” According to the notes It was provided by the Kremlin this week.
“That said, we will work with American leaders who have the trust of the American people,” he continued.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for further comment.
The exchange between the two leaders comes less than a week after Biden blamed Putin for the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya, also blamed Putin for her husband’s death, claiming he was poisoned with the nerve agent Novichok. The Kremlin denied the charges of poisoning, according to multiple media reports.
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