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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."
Erdogan seen on video call

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.”

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