Kremlin says Biden calling Putin a 'crazy SOB' debases the U.S

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Kazan, Russia February 21, 2024. Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS/ File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that Joe Biden had debased the United States by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "crazy SOB", casting the U.S. president's remark as part of a failed "Hollywood cowboy" act.

The U.S. president made the "crazy SOB" remark as part of a sentence about threats to the world - including "that guy Putin and others", the risk of nuclear conflict and the existential threat to humanity from climate change.