Kremlin says Joe Biden’s comments on Vladimir Putin ‘alarming’

US President Joe Biden branded Russian leader Vladimir Putin a ‘butcher’ during a meeting with refugees who have fled the war in Ukraine to Warsaw. (AP)

• Moscow will ‘continue closely monitoring’ statements of the US president

MOSCOW: The Kremlin on Monday expressed concern after US President Joe Biden called the Russian leader Vladimir Putin a “butcher” over his military operation in Ukraine.
“This is a statement that is certainly alarming,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, adding that Moscow will “continue closely monitoring” statements of the US president.