White House spokesperson said the US will “always” support Ukraine in the search for dialogue, and that US government agencies will assess whether Biden’s administration will appoint formally Russian offensive as genocide| Photo: EFE/EPA/Oliver Contreras 13192045 13192045 US President Joe Biden remains open to negotiating with Vladimir Putin, despite having accused the Russian president of committing genocide in Ukraine, he claimed this Wednesday () White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki .
The spokeswoman positioned herself when asked during a press conference , on whether the use of the word “genocide” to describe the war in Ukraine means that Biden has closed the door on dialogue with Putin.
“No, I would dispute that understanding. Peace talks are something we will always support, the president, the secretary of state and the national security adviser. We will always support the Ukrainians in this effort,” he declared.
13192045Psaki defended the comments. made by Biden on Tuesday (), in which he used the word “genocide” to describe the war in Ukraine at an event in Iowa, where he talked about inflation.
After the riot, Biden spoke to reporters traveling with him and said he believed Putin was committing genocide in Ukraine.