Gleeful Kremlin revels in Biden's decision to quit election race with top politician accusing him of 'running away' after 'creating problems all over the world'

Kremlin figures are revelling successful Joe Biden's determination to discontinue nan US statesmanlike predetermination race, pinch a apical leader nether Vladimir Putin accusing him of 'running away' aft realising he would not win.

Speaking during a sojourn to Cuba, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin claimed that Biden 'has created problems each complete nan world and successful his ain country.' 

The erstwhile Putin adjutant based on that Biden should beryllium held accountable 'for nan warfare unleashed successful Ukraine, nan demolition of nan economies of European states, nan sanctions argumentation against Russia and different countries.'

He added that nan American leader, who was up against Republican nominee Donald Trump, made nan determination aft 'seeing that he will not beryllium elected' and is now 'running distant without waiting for nan elections.'

While galore world leaders person praised nan 81-year-old's grounds successful agency and decades arsenic a nationalist servant, Volodin is among friends of Putin who person responded to nan news pinch disapproval and sarcastic comments.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote connected Telegram: 'Joseph Biden said that he is leaving nan statesmanlike race. But he did not opportunity wherever exactly.'

She added that 'the adjacent step' aft Biden's announcement 'should beryllium an investigation into nan collusion of nan American media and governmental circles that concealed nan existent authorities of affairs astir his intelligence state, manipulating nationalist sentiment and playing into nan hands of 1 governmental party.'

Putin's property caput Dmitry Peskov insisted successful a connection that nan Russian president's attraction is nan war, not nan US elections.

However, he added that 'the elections are still 4 months away, we request to salary attraction and watch what happens next.'

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Biden for his 'leadership and support' aft nan US President precocious announced a $225 cardinal weapons package for his embattled country.

This included a Patriot system to bolster its aerial defenses against a deadly onslaught of Russian airstrikes.

Writing connected X, Zelensky said: 'Ukraine is grateful to President Biden for his unwavering support for Ukraine's conflict for freedom, which, on pinch beardown bipartisan support successful nan United States, has been and continues to beryllium critical. 

'Many beardown decisions person been made successful caller years and they will beryllium remembered arsenic bold steps taken by President Biden successful consequence to challenging times. And we respect today's reliable but beardown decision.'

For apical Democrats, a catalyst for Biden's autumn from grace apical came pinch his evident implosion during past month's TV predetermination debate.

Pro-Kremlin media outlets and commentators taunted Washington complete nan president's performance, which saw him stumble complete his words and suffer his train of thought.

The Kremlin itself besides appeared to belittle nan election showdown - pinch Putin's spokesperson claiming nan dictator was excessively engaged to aftermath up to watch nan debate.

'I don't deliberation you would expect that nan President of Russia could group an siren clock, aftermath up successful nan greeting and watch a statement successful nan United States,' said his spokesperson Peskov. 'After all, this is not an arena connected our agenda.'

Putin seldom comments connected elections successful nan US, and has antecedently vowed to 'work pinch immoderate US leader'.

Back successful February, he said that Biden was a much preferable campaigner for Russia, arsenic he is 'a much experienced, predictable leader of nan aged school.'

But he blasted America's judicial and governmental systems successful May pursuing Trump's felony conviction, saying it was being utilized by nan erstwhile president's enemies to harm his chances of re-election.