Biden Says Putin Committing ‘Genocide’
We ran the numbers: There are 1674 news articles covering this topic. 12% (179) are left leaning, 47% (797) are center, and 41% (681) are right leaning.
On Tuesday, President Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of committing genocide in Ukraine. While left-leaning articles highlight that executive director of UN Women Sima Bahous has called for the increasing reports of rape and sexual violence against Ukrainian women and children to be independently investigated, right-leaning articles highlight that Ukraine’s United Nations ambassador told members of the United Nations Security Council that Russia abducted 121,000 Ukrainian children from his country.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that executive director of UN Women Sima Bahous has called for the increasing reports of rape and sexual violence against Ukrainian women and children to be independently investigated. Reports of sexual violence and other war crimes by Russian troops have been emerging from areas retaken by Ukrainian forces.
The Hill published a centrist article reporting that Biden made the remark when discussing recent efforts to address higher gas prices caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden later affirmed his belief that Putin’s actions constitute genocide during an exchange with reporters.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that Ukraine’s United Nations ambassador told members of the United Nations Security Council that Russia abducted 121,000 Ukrainian children from his country. Most of the children that he said were abducted by the Russians were orphans.