Macron scolds Biden for calling Putin a "butcher"

In an interview with France’s Channel 3 (via Reuters), Macron called for Biden to hold his verbal fire.

“I wouldn’t use this type of wording because I continue to hold discussions with President Putin,” Macron said. He added, “We want to stop the war that Russia has launched in Ukraine without escalation — that’s the objective. If this is what we want to do, we should not escalate things — neither with words nor actions.”