French President, Emmanuel Macron has condemned US President Joe Biden\u2019s use of the word, butcher to describe Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t use terms like that because I\u2019m still in talks with President Putin,\u201d Macron said during an interview on French Channel, France 3.<\/p>\n
Biden had on Saturday issued intense criticism against Putin during his meeting with Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, Poland.<\/p>\n
Biden, who looked to have initially ditched his personal rivalry with Putin, ramped up his rhetoric against Russian President over the last 10 days.<\/p>\n
For the first time, he called Putin a \u201cwar criminal\u201d last week and then later referred to him as a \u201cmurderous dictator, a pure thug who is waging an immoral war against the people of Ukraine.\u201d He\u2019s also called the Russian invasion of Ukraine \u201cinhumane.\u201d<\/p>\n
Macron added: \u201cOur goal is to stop the war Russia launched in Ukraine, while avoiding a war and escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Before the start of Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine, Macron emerged as a central figure in Europe\u2019s diplomatic efforts to diffuse the situation between Moscow and the West.<\/p>\n
The French leader repeatedly engaged with Putin to try and avert the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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