Russian President Vladimir Putin he is in a very difficult situationis, and his only tool in the war remains the brutal treatment of Ukrainians.
This was announced by US President Joe Biden in a briefing, AP specified.
“I think Putin is in an extremely difficult position and it seems to me that the only tool he has is to mistreat Ukrainian citizens to intimidate them and force them to capitulate. They will not,” the president stressed.
Hours earlier, a Biden administration official denounced Putin’s decision to declare martial law in the occupied territories of Ukraine a sign of “desperate tactics”.
“Politico” wrote that US officials are taking steps to ensure that Biden and Putin do not meet at the G-20 summit even in the corridor.