Erdogan defends Putin over spat with Biden
Turkish President Erdogan said it was unbecoming of a head of state for Biden to call Putin a "killer."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has weighed in on the ongoing feud between US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Turkish head of state is so far siding with Putin in the dispute.
In an ABC News interview that aired Wednesday, host George Stephanopoulos asked Biden if he thinks Putin is a “killer,” to which Biden replied, “I do." Biden also said in the interview that he once told Putin, “I don’t think you have a soul.”
Erdogan said the “killer” comments were not suitable for a world leader.
"Mr. Biden’s statements about Mr. Putin are not fitting of a president, and a president coming out and using such remarks against the president of a country like Russia is truly unacceptable, not something that can be stomached,” Erdogan told reporters Friday.
