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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose

Biden calls Putin a 'war criminal,' sending more weapons to Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden is flanked by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks as he speaks about assistance the U.S. government is providing to Ukraine amid Russia's invasion of the neighboring country, before signing an executive order on the aide in the Eisenhower Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 16, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a war criminal" for attacking Ukraine and announced an additional $800 million in security assistance including weapons to take down Russian planes and tanks.

In an exchange with a reporter at the White House, Biden said, "Oh I think he is a war criminal," after initially responding with a "no" to a question about whether he was ready to call Putin that.

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