ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday waded into the war of words between the US and Russian presidents, chastising Joe Biden for calling Vladimir Putin a “killer.”
“Mr Biden’s comment about Putin does not suit a head of state,” the Turkish president told reporters after Friday prayers in Istanbul, lauding Putin for giving a “smart” and “classy response.”
In an interview with ABC News, Biden was asked if he thought Putin was “a killer.”
“I do,” Biden replied, immediately sparking the biggest crisis between Russia and the United States in years.
Putin on Thursday mocked the US leader, saying a Russian phrase that translates roughly as “it takes one to know o…
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