Juding President Biden Insults President Putin By Calling Him A War Criminal, Kremlin: He's Forgetful And Irritable

Presin Putin in an online meeting with President Biden. (Source: Kremlin.ru)

JAKARTA - The Kremlin on Friday called US President Joe Biden's comments about his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "personal insult".

Furthermore, the Kremlin views President Biden's statement as allegedly triggered by irritation, fatigue, and forgetfulness.

President Biden has labeled Putin a "war criminal" and a "killing dictator" in recent days after Russia's leader last month sent tens of thousands of troops to Ukraine in what he called a special military operation.

The goal is to reduce military capabilities and eradicate the so-called dangerous nationalists. Not to occupy territory, and not to target civilians.

"We heard and saw statements that were actually a personal insult to President Putin," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, cited from TASS, March 18.

"Given Mr. Biden's irritability, fatigue, and sometimes forgetfulness. Fatigue leads to aggressive statements, we will not make harsh judgments, so as not to cause more aggression."

As previously reported, US President Joe Biden's statement calling Russian leader Vladimir Putin a war criminal on Wednesday was "unforgivable", the Kremlin said while insisting a war in Ukraine "will be planned" amid compromise talks at peace talks.

"He is a war criminal," President Biden told reporters.

"We are seeing reports that Russian troops are holding hundreds of doctors and patients hostage in the largest hospital in Mariupol," President Biden said, acknowledging the horrors that occurred.

"These are atrocities. They are the anger of the world. And the world is united in our support for Ukraine and our determination to make Putin pay a very heavy price."

In response, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the comments were "unacceptable and inexcusable rhetoric", according to the TASS news agency.

Separately, British Health Minister Sajid Javid said President Putin would be held accountable for war crimes at the International Court of Justice (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.

Minister Javid said Vladimir Putin would be "responsible" for war crimes in Ukraine at the international criminal tribunal in The Hague, with Britain helping to gather the necessary evidence.

Britain's Justice Secretary Dominic Raab traveled to The Hague on Monday to help ensure "when the prosecution comes, the court will have what it needs," Javid said on BBC One's Breakfast program.