Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Kazan, Russia. (Sputnik/Sergei Bobylev/Pool via REUTERS)
Asked for comment on Thursday regarding Biden's "SOB" comment, Putin referred to a previous endorsement he gave of Biden over rival and former President Donald Trump.
"He can't of course say to me: 'Volodya, well done, thank you [for the endorsement], you've helped me a lot?'" Putin said sarcastically, according to a translation from Agence France-Presse.
"Volodya" is an endeared, familiar version of the Russia president's name, "Vladimir" — similar in American English to "Bobby" for "Robert."
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"Biden, he’s more experienced, more predictable, he’s a politician of the old formation," Putin responded. "But we will work with any U.S. leader whom the American people trust."
Putin also commented on Biden’s mental state following the release of Special Counsel Robert Hur’s report last week, calling him a "sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory."
"When I met with Biden in Switzerland -- true, that was several years, three years ago -- people were already saying he wasn't up to it. I didn't see anything of the kind," Putin said, according to Reuters.
Fox News Digital's Greg Norman contributed to this report.
Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com
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