President Joe Biden speaks to the crowd. President Joe Biden gave a speech highlighting new initiatives for rural America at the POET Bioprocessing plant in Menlo, Iowa. (Photo by Greg Hauenstein / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
President Joe Biden in Menlo, US – 12 Apr 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to genocide, accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Speaking Tuesday in Iowa shortly before returning to Washington, Biden said he meant it when he said at an earlier event that Putin was carrying out genocide against Ukraine. He told reporters “it’s become clearer and clearer.” Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy praised Biden’s comments. France’s president declined to take his rhetoric that far in comments Wednesday.
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