President Biden called Putin a ‘War Criminal’ for the first time. (Washington Post)

President Biden called Putin a war criminal in a remark to a reporter according the ‘Washington Post’. It appears the relationship Putin has with the West is not irretrievably broken with little or no hope for a repair in his lifetime. The incursion into Ukraine is causing immense struggles within Russia that could wipe out a while generation of wealth. It remains to be seen how much misery the Russian public will tolerate and who they will blame for the coming years of strife that are now inevitable.