(27 Mar 2022) US President Joe Biden's message of support to Ukraine and condemnation of Russian President Vladimir Putin was warmly welcomed by Ukrainian refugees arriving in Poland on Sunday.
"I agree with President Biden, because Putin is a terrible person, he is a killer," said Tatjana Kostiuk, 17, a student from Kyiv.
"He's killing Ukrainians, he is killing his own people, so I think the faster he will go away the better."
Biden delivered a forceful and highly personal condemnation of Putin on Saturday in Warsaw.
After calling Putin a "butcher" during a visit to a refugee center on Saturday afternoon, Biden later that evening said: "For God's sake, this man cannot remain in power."
It was a dramatic escalation in rhetoric that the White House found itself quickly walking back. Before he even left Poland, aides were clarifying that Biden wasn't calling for an immediate change in government in Moscow.
"I'm very pleased with Biden's speech. He is one of the only world leaders who cares for our security," said Irena Kovalska, 60. "All the other leaders, Germany, France, they say one thing and they do something else."
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