During an interview Tuesday with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Biden claimed that Russia would pay for allegedly meddling in the 2020 presidential election, and also said that Putin has no “soul.”
“[Putin] will pay a price,” the president said after being asked about an intelligence report alleging Russia interfered in the election to help former President Donald Trump.
Asked about what consequences Putin will face by ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, Biden said, “You’ll see shortly.” Biden also expressed agreement with the sentiment that Putin is a “killer.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin responded challenging Biden, “I’ve just thought of this now,” Putin told a Russian state-run TV outlet Thursday. “I want to propose to President Biden to continue our discussion, but on the condition that we do it basically live, as it’s called. Without any delays and directly in an open, direct discussion.”
“It seems to me that would be interesting for the people of Russia and for the people of the United States,” Putin added.
The Russian leader then said he’d like to have that debate as soon as this weekend.
“I don’t want to put this off for long. I want to go the taiga this weekend to relax a little,” Putin continued. “So we could do it tomorrow or Monday. We are ready at any time convenient for the American side.”
The terms of Putin’s offer can essentially be characterized as a debate, but interest in such an event appeared to be fairly one-sided. When asked about the offer Thursday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said “I’ll have to get back to you if that is something we’re entertaining. I would say that the president already had a conversation with President Putin even as there are more world leaders that he has not yet engaged with.”
She added Biden would be visiting Georgia Friday and is “quite busy.”
Tensions between Moscow and Washington, D.C. are flaring after Biden called Putin a “killer” with “no soul” in an interview.
The verbal attack prompted Russia to withdraw its ambassador from the United States. Biden says he told Putin to his face that he doesn’t “have a soul.”
Putin responded by wishing Biden “good health.” He reportedly claimed he said that “without irony and not as a joke.” “We always see our own traits in other people and think they are like how we really are.”
This is an excerpt from The Daily Caller.
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