BEIJING, April 14. /TASS/. US President Joe Biden is using harsh rhetoric against Russia in order to take the attention away from problems in American economy and save his approval ratings. This opinion was expressed in the Thursday editorial by China’s Global Times.

According to the newspaper, he used the term "genocide" with regards to the situation in Ukraine precisely for this purpose. "Biden tossed out the term "genocide" easily and casually, without solid proof. <…> While being criticized for and questioned about the Biden administration's incompetence and ineffectiveness in governing the US, Biden pinned an ambiguous label on Russia to distract people's attention from the sluggish US economy by screaming about the conflict on the other side of the globe. Against the current background, "genocide" is a catchphrase to use," the newspaper says, adding that this way "he was attempting to save his approval ratings and political career."

According to the editorial, this is not the first time the US is using this approach. "Right before the Russia-Ukraine conflict, China was accused of "committing genocide" in its Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region," it points out.

According to Shen Yi, a professor at Fudan University, who is quoted in the article, the use of the term "genocide" has become a tool for the US to achieve its political goals and "few would take it seriously anymore." "The US has never been the avatar of justice, nor is its relevant wording sacred. Whether there is genocide, it should be determined based on the facts, rather than on what the US would say," the scholar concluded.

On Tuesday, Biden told journalists that he sees the events in Ukraine as genocide, adding, however, that "we'll let the lawyers decide internationally." Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Biden’s remarks, noted that the Kremlin completely disagreed with such statements.