Biden calls Putin a “crazy bastard”. The relationship between Washington and Moscow is extremely tense because of Russia's war in Ukraine.
The 81-year-old Biden is known for swearing frequently in private. In January 2022, he also called a reporter from the Fox News channel a ‘son of a bitch’ when he thought the microphone was turned off. The expression is quite common in the USA and is considered less vulgar compared to other insults. Donald Trump, Biden's presumptive opponent in November's presidential election, has expressed his admiration for Putin.