The Kremlin mocked the “fatigue and sometimes forgetfulness” of U.S. President Joe Biden “leads to aggressive statements” on Friday, after Biden accused Russian president of being a “war criminal” and a “murderous dictator.”
“We hear and see statements that are actually personal insults to President Putin,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on Friday according to a report from Reuters.
“Given such irritability from Mr. Biden, his fatigue and sometimes forgetfulness…fatigue that leads to aggressive statements, we will not make harsh assessments, so as to not cause more aggression,” Peskov noted.
The spokesman added, “We consider unacceptable and unforgivable such rhetoric of the head of state, whose bombs killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world.”
Biden’s mental competence has been an oft-recurring concern over the course of his controversial presidency.
Russia invaded Ukraine last month after a years long standoff over the disputed Donbass region. Russia claims it launched a “special military operation” to protect ethnic Russians from Ukrainian state violence, while Ukraine and the international community claim Russia’s invasion was completely unprovoked.
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky appeared in front of the U.S. Congress this week to ask for a no-fly zone that foreign policy experts believe would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Russia.
The former comedian and actor invoked the American tragedies of Pearl Harbor, the terrorist attacks on September 11, and at one point even the famous “I Have A Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. as he made his case for United States military intervention before the group of American lawmakers.
“Remember Pearl Harbor…Remember September 11th…Our country experiences this every day, right now, at this moment, every night for three weeks now,” Zelensky said.
In an English-language statement made directly to Joe Biden, the Ukrainian President said “President Biden, you are the leader of our great nation. I wish you to be the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace.”
