President Joe Biden referred to Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “crazy SOB” on Wednesday, which incurred a strong response from the Kremlin.
The two leaders often engage in tough rhetoric toward one another, though these comments come in the aftermath of the death of Alexei Navalny, Putin’s main opposition leader in Russia. Biden argued last week that Putin was responsible for Navalny’s death, while the United States is set to unveil new sanctions against Russia on Friday.
“We have a crazy SOB like Putin and others, and we always have to worry about nuclear conflict, but the existential threat to humanity is climate,” Biden said at a fundraiser on Wednesday in San Francisco, California.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov accused Biden of “demonstrating Hollywood cowboy behavior,” according to Tass, Russian state media.
“Such boorish
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