| ‘Who Are the Murderers?’ Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared to blame the crime problem in the United States on President Joe Biden, during a solo press conference in Geneva, Switzerland following the first summit between the two world leaders. The rather stunning moment came after a Russian journalist asked Putin about whether the summit included any conversations about human rights—in particular, prisoners in Russia—and how Biden brought up that subject. Putin deflected the question by attacking the United States, in particular Biden, for a gun-related crime epidemic that does not exist in his country. He noted that Biden had a different view from his predecessor, noting that when it came to human rights, President Biden “had a different view and this one decided to act differently and his reply was different from Trump’s.” “You know, in principle, everything that happens in our countries one way or another is the responsibility of the leaders themselves,” Putin continued. “Look at the streets of America, every single day there are shootings and killings. You don’t have time to open your mouth and you are shot dead.” He brought up specific recent shootings in the U.S. in detail. And he went to the same well he's been to many times before, claiming U.S. military actions in Iraq or at Gitmo are criminal or human rights abuses, in response to many questions on the subject. He brought up Ashli Babbitt again, too. The whole thing was a dazzling display of classic Russian attempted media manipulation.
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