In a rare show of emotion at the Pentagon, press secretary John Kirby choked up discussing Russian President Vladimir Putin and alleged Russian atrocities in Ukraine during a briefing with reporters.
"It's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well-thinking, serious mature leader would do that," he said.In a rare show of emotion at the Pentagon, press secretary John Kirby choked up discussing Russian PresidentIt began when Kirby was asked whether he believes Putin is a"rational actor."
"It's hard to look at what he's doing in Ukraine, what his forces are doing in Ukraine, and think that any ethical, moral individual could justify that. It's difficult to look at the –" Kirby said, cutting off his sentence as he looked away to collect himself.Pentagon spokesman John Kirby speaks during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., April 29, 2022.After eight seconds of silence behind the podium, he continued.
"Sorry," he said."It's difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well-thinking, serious, mature leader would do that. So, I can't talk to his psychology, but I think we can all speak to his depravity."Police officers work on identifying bodies of civilians, before sending them to the morgue, in Bucha, northwest of Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 6, 2022."I didn't mean to get emotional, I apologize for that. I don't want to make this about me.
"It's hard to square his, let's just call it what it is, his BS – that this is about Nazism in Ukraine, and it's about protecting Russians in Ukraine, and it's about defending Russian national interests, when none of them, none of them were threatened by Ukraine," he said, slamming his right hand to the podium to emphasize the final words.
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