You may remember, I got criticized for calling Putin a war criminal. Well, the truth of the matter, you saw what happened to Bucha. This warrants him -- he is a war criminal. But we have to gather the information. We have to continue to provide Ukraine with the weapons they need to continue the fight, and we have to gather all the detail, so this could be an actual -- have a war crime trial.
On the recordApril 3, 2022
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President Biden asserts that Putin is a war criminal based on the events in Bucha and emphasizes the need for evidence for a war crimes trial.
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