Biden calls Putin 'Russian dictator'

US President Joe Biden called his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a "dictator" in his State of the Union address to Congress on Tuesday, a week after Russia's invasion of Ukraine began.

Biden said that "a Russian dictator's invasion of a foreign country has costs all over the world," stressing that "in the battle between democratic and authoritarian regimes, democracies have proven that they are up to the challenge, and it is clear that the world chooses the side of peace and security."

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