Biden says he is worried Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2022. Sputnik via REUTERS

POTOMAC, Maryland 鈥� U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, and Biden said he was trying to figure out what to do about that.

Biden, speaking at a political fundraiser in a Washington suburb, said Putin had mistakenly believed the invasion of Ukraine would break up Nato and break up the European Union.

Instead, the United States and many European countries have rallied to Ukraine鈥檚 side.

Russia鈥檚 assault on Kyiv was beaten back in March by strong Ukrainian resistance. Russia, which calls the invasion 鈥渁 special military operation,鈥� poured more troops into Ukraine for a huge offensive last month in the eastern part of the country but its gains have been slow.

Biden said Putin is a very calculating man and the problem he worries about now is that the Russian leader 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 have a way out right now, and I鈥檓 trying to figure out what we do about that.鈥�

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