WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden has said he thinks Vladimir Putin, a generally rational actor, made a grave error in assessing his chances of occupying Ukraine.

In a rare televised interview, the president expressed his views as his administration searches for an "off-ramp" for Putin to reduce his invasion of Ukraine before turning to nuclear weapons.

As the seven-month conflict escalated as a result of Moscow shelling civilian targets throughout its neighboring country, Biden told CNN, "I think he's a rational actor who guessed quite wrong."
Biden called the Russian leader's decision to attack as irrational.

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They discussed the idea that Russia needed a leader who could bring all Russian speakers together. In the interview, Biden said, "I think it's irrational.

He continued, "I think he guessed completely wrong," adding that Putin "thought he would be welcomed with open arms, that it was Mother Russia's home in Kyiv, and that where he was welcomed." was being done."

Additionally, Biden claimed that the US would retaliate if Putin used nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Asked whether he had ordered the Defense Department to develop contingencies, Biden replied, "The Pentagon didn't have to ask."
The President refrained from going into further detail about the talks, claiming it would be irresponsible to do so.

In an unusually direct comment last week about the threats posed by Putin's veiled threats to use nuclear weapons to support Russia's faltering effort to annex large parts of Ukraine, Biden warned that the world " Armageddon" at risk.

On Tuesday, Biden said Putin was the target of his remarks and, in the end, he does not believe the Russian president would actually use a nuclear weapon.
"I doubt he would. But I believe it is reckless to discuss it publicly," he said.

Who knows what might happen after a nuclear weapon is used given the mistakes and miscalculations?
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Moscow would only use nuclear weapons when the Russian state is in danger.

Speaking on state television, he alleged that the West had fueled unfounded rumors about the Kremlin's intentions.
According to Lavrov, the Russian nuclear doctrine allows only "retaliatory measures aimed at preventing the destruction of the Russian Federation as a result of direct nuclear attacks or the use of other weapons posing a threat to the existence of the Russian state."

There has been much discussion about Putin's mental state, after the Russian president experienced several recent military setbacks in an offensive launched in February.

Russian troops have recently come under pressure from Kyiv forces on the front lines in the east and south.
In a retaliatory strike that began late last month, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed on Friday that his troops had recaptured some 2,500 square kilometers (965 sq mi).

However, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on Monday that in retaliation, Russia heavily bombed its neighbor, attacking the country's capital Kyiv for the first time, as well as other cities.

The attacks were praised by pro-Kremlin pundits as a fitting retaliation for Kyiv's effective counter-attacks. Many of them argued that Moscow must maintain its level of vigor to win the war.

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In a rare public speech on Tuesday, the head of the British cyber-intelligence agency Jeremy Fleming claimed that Russia is having trouble recruiting new troops and is running low on military supplies.

According to Fleming, the Russian army is spoiled. A desperate situation is indicated by the use of prisoners as reinforcements and the current mobilization of tens of thousands of inexperienced soldiers.

After meeting virtually with members of the Group of Seven industrialized nations, Biden spoke to CNN hours later. Zelensky had informed him of the urgency to pursue efforts to "build an air shield for Ukraine" in the face of a barrage of Russian cruise missile and drone attacks.

Zelensky warned Russia that "there is still room to move forward" and told the G7 that "millions of people would be grateful" for the assistance in stopping the airstrikes.

After Monday's bloody exchange of fire, Washington promised it would increase shipments of air defenses to Ukraine, and Germany promised the delivery of the first Iris-T missile shield to a city in the coming days. able to protect.

According to the Kremlin, Russia is preparing for a protracted conflict with its neighbor as a result of the anticipated delivery of US weapons to Ukraine.

In the meantime, the US was leading an all-out campaign to persuade as many nations as possible to ratify a UN resolution denouncing Moscow's annexation of portions of Ukraine.

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"Neutrality, in our opinion, is no longer necessary. Neutrality is impossible in this circumstance, according to State Department spokesman Ned Price.

The General Assembly is debating a resolution that Ukraine submitted, which the West hopes will show how isolated Putin's Russia is on the international stage. A vote is expected on Wednesday or Thursday.