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Russia summons US ambassador over Biden’s ‘war criminal’ comment

Russia's bombardment of Ukraine has destroyed residential areas and forced 10 million people to flee their homes [File: Alexander Ermochenko/Reuters]

Russia says it has summoned the United States’s ambassador to the country over President Joe Biden’s recent comments labelling his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” amid the invasion of Ukraine.

In a statement on Monday, the Russian foreign ministry said it summoned US Ambassador John Sullivan as ties between Moscow and Washington were on the verge of collapse.

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