综合美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）、英国广播公司（BBC）报道，针对俄罗斯部队在乌克兰的行径，美国总统拜登昨（12）日首度指责俄罗斯在乌克兰进行”种族灭绝”（genocide）。他在爱阿华州首府狄蒙（Des Moines）的停机坪上表示：”我称之为种族灭绝，因为愈来愈明显，普京试着消除甚至只是当乌克兰人的想法。”

"Yes, I called it genocide because it's become clearer and clearer that Putin is just trying to wipe out the idea of even being Ukrainian," President Biden tells reporters, saying more evidence has emerged and calling it "a horrible thing that the Russians have done in Ukraine."

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 12, 2022

他说愈来愈多证据浮出，”俄罗斯人在乌克兰所做的可怕事情”，不过他也表示将交由律师决定是否构成种族灭绝。

拜登周二稍早在爱阿华州发表有关油价上扬的演讲中就已首度提到俄军可能进行种族灭绝，”你的家庭预算、填满油箱的能力，没有一项应该取决于半个世界之外的独裁者是否宣战，以及实施种族灭绝。”

For the first time, Pres. Biden uses the term "genocide" to describe Putin's actions in Ukraine.

"Your family budget, your ability to fill up your tank, none of it should on hinge on whether a dictator declares war and commits genocide half a world away.” https://t.co/rjiJcYgnPh pic.twitter.com/vzs64c0J7G

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) April 12, 2022

拜登先前避免用”种族灭绝”、”大屠杀”等字眼形容乌克兰惨况，当时白宫国安顾问苏利文（Jake Sullivan）称”尚未到达种族灭绝的程度”。

针对拜登批评俄军进行”种族灭绝”，乌克兰总统泽伦斯基（Volodymr Zelensky）随即发布推文大赞拜登讲”真话”。

True words of a true leader @POTUS. Calling things by their names is essential to stand up to evil. We are grateful for US assistance provided so far and we urgently need more heavy weapons to prevent further Russian atrocities.

— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 12, 2022