US President Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” at a public fundraising event Wednesday, which the Kremlin decried as “shameful”. “We have a crazy SOB like that guy Putin, and others, and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict,” Biden said.
The response from Moscow was swift. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the comments “boorish”, but unlikely to offend Putin. “If the president of such a country uses such language, well, then he should be ashamed,” Peskov said in an interview with Russian media. “It’s clear that Biden is demonstrating Hollywood cowboy behaviour to suit domestic political interests.” Others were less restrained. Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev said the existential threat to the world came from “useless old geezers, like Biden himself”.
Putin, himself, responded with his trademark sarcasm. When asked about the “crude” Biden remark by Russian state TV, he smiled sarcastically and bit his lip before looking at the ground. “We are ready to work with any president. But I believe that for us, Biden is a more preferable president for Russia, and judging by what he has just said, I am absolutely right,” he said, with a slight smile.
Putin, 71, said his comments saying that Biden was Russia’s preferred candidate over Donald Trump had triggered Biden’s “adequate reaction”. “It’s not like he can say to me, ‘Volodya, thank you’,” he said. “You asked me which is better for us. I said it then that, and I still think I can repeat it: Biden.”
Biden’s off-the-cuff comments aren’t the first time the US leader has gone off script at private events to raise money for his campaign ahead of Nov polls. Biden, 81, is known for his straight talk. Back in Jan 2022, he was caught on a hot mic calling a Fox News reporter a “stupid son of a b***h.” He’s also feeling the political heat, fielding a constant stream of criticism about whether as the oldest sitting president he should be putting himself forward for another four years in office.
The Ukraine war, the death of Russian leader Alexei Navalny and US assertions that Russia plans to put a nuclear weapon in space have led to the biggest crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Biden said last week after prison officers announced Navalny’s death that it was “a consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did”. In an interview in 2021, Biden was asked if he thought Putin was “a killer”. He replied: “I do”. Moscow recalled its ambassador to Washington for consultations, and Putin retorted that it “takes one to know one”.
The response from Moscow was swift. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the comments “boorish”, but unlikely to offend Putin. “If the president of such a country uses such language, well, then he should be ashamed,” Peskov said in an interview with Russian media. “It’s clear that Biden is demonstrating Hollywood cowboy behaviour to suit domestic political interests.” Others were less restrained. Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev said the existential threat to the world came from “useless old geezers, like Biden himself”.
Putin, himself, responded with his trademark sarcasm. When asked about the “crude” Biden remark by Russian state TV, he smiled sarcastically and bit his lip before looking at the ground. “We are ready to work with any president. But I believe that for us, Biden is a more preferable president for Russia, and judging by what he has just said, I am absolutely right,” he said, with a slight smile.
Putin, 71, said his comments saying that Biden was Russia’s preferred candidate over Donald Trump had triggered Biden’s “adequate reaction”. “It’s not like he can say to me, ‘Volodya, thank you’,” he said. “You asked me which is better for us. I said it then that, and I still think I can repeat it: Biden.”
Biden’s off-the-cuff comments aren’t the first time the US leader has gone off script at private events to raise money for his campaign ahead of Nov polls. Biden, 81, is known for his straight talk. Back in Jan 2022, he was caught on a hot mic calling a Fox News reporter a “stupid son of a b***h.” He’s also feeling the political heat, fielding a constant stream of criticism about whether as the oldest sitting president he should be putting himself forward for another four years in office.
The Ukraine war, the death of Russian leader Alexei Navalny and US assertions that Russia plans to put a nuclear weapon in space have led to the biggest crisis in relations between Russia and the West since the Cold War. Biden said last week after prison officers announced Navalny’s death that it was “a consequence of something that Putin and his thugs did”. In an interview in 2021, Biden was asked if he thought Putin was “a killer”. He replied: “I do”. Moscow recalled its ambassador to Washington for consultations, and Putin retorted that it “takes one to know one”.
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