Joe Biden called Putin a "war criminal."

"He is a war criminal," Biden told reporters at the White House.

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US President Joe Biden told reporters today that Vladimir Putin's Russian counterpart is a "war criminal", referring to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

"He is a war criminal," Biden told reporters at the White House.

Earlier in the day, the US president confirmed the deployment of additional military aid to Ukraine, totaling about $ 800 million, to counter the Russian invasion.

"After the request" of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who addressed the US Congress earlier today - via video conference - "we are helping Ukraine to acquire more and more long-range air defense systems," said the US President.

The military assistance "includes 800 anti-aircraft defense systems to ensure that the Ukrainian armed forces can continue to intercept aircraft and helicopters attacking the Ukrainian people," Biden said, adding that Washington .

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