Biden calls Putin's actions in Ukraine 'genocide.' Macron disagrees

US President Joe Biden directly and clearly called Vladimir Putin's policy in Ukraine "genocide". Prior to this, at an event in Iowa, Biden alluded to the fact that he regarded Putin's actions in Ukraine as "genocide", but he did not directly mention the Russian president's name. After the speech, journalists asked Biden to comment on the meaning of his statements. "Yes, I called it genocide because it's become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian. And the evidence is mounting,” he said. "More evidence is coming out of the horrible things that the Russians have done in Ukraine. And we're going to only learn more and more about the devastation. We'll let the lawyers decide internationally whether or not it qualifies, but it sure seems that way to me," Biden said.