Kremlin takes offence at comparing Putin to Hamas

Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the Russian President, has said Russia "considers unacceptable" US President Joe Biden's comparison of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Palestinian Hamas.

Source: Kremlin-aligned news agency TASS, citing Peskov's remarks to journalists

Quote: "We consider this tone towards the Russian Federation and our president unacceptable".

Details: The official cynically claimed that "such rhetoric is hardly suitable for responsible state leaders".

Background:

• In a speech in the Oval Office on the evening of 19 October, Biden condemned the actions of Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin, stating that the attacks on Israel and the invasion of Ukraine share common motives.
• "Hamas and Putin represent different threats, but they share this in common: they both want to completely annihilate a neighboring democracy," Biden stated.

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