Biden: "Putin is a murderer... will pay the price"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "killer" and said that he would "pay a price" for the alleged interference in last year's U.S. presidential election.

According to CNN, President Biden said in an interview with ABC's Good Morning America on the 17th (local time) that Putin would "pay a price" for orchestrating efforts to discredit him during the last election.

He recalled that during his first call with President Putin after his inauguration in January, he warned that if Russia's interference in the U.S. election was confirmed, there would be retaliation.

He said, "We had a long conversation," adding, "I know you, and you know me. I told him that if it was confirmed that interference had occurred, he should be prepared."

When asked if he thought President Putin was a "killer," President Biden replied, "Yes."

President Biden did not elaborate on the "price Putin would pay," but citing three U.S. State Department officials, it was reported that the Biden administration would announce sanctions related to Russian interference in U.S. elections next week.

Earlier, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), which oversees 18 intelligence agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), released a declassified report stating that "Russia exerted multifaceted and covert influence to change the outcome of the 2020 election."

The report included evidence that Putin ordered election interference to support former U.S. President Donald Trump's reelection during last year's U.S. presidential election.

Meanwhile, Vyacheslav Volodin, Speaker of the Russian State Duma, condemned Biden's remarks via his Telegram channel, saying, "Biden's comments insulted our people" and called it "an attack on our country."

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