Biden Calls Russian Atrocities in Ukraine ‘Genocide’

President Joe Biden for the first time labeled Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine genocide, Politico reports.

Said Biden: “Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide a half a world away.”

He later added: “It’s become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of being Ukrainian. The evidence is mounting. It looks different than last week.”

Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky responded: “True words of a true leader.”