Putin pulls envoy from D.C. but wishes Biden "good health" as Russians blast "killer" remark

Moscow — President Vladimir Putin reacted on Thursday to President Joe Biden's agreement with a description of the Russian leader as "a killer" by suggesting Mr. Biden reflect on America's own bleak history, as Moscow pulled its ambassador home from Washington and other Russian officials demanded an apology.  

In an interview that aired on Wednesday, Mr. Biden was asked by ABC News' George Stephanopoulos whether he thought the Russian president was "a killer," to which the American leader responded: "I do." Putin said Russia would continue to work with the U.S. in certain areas, but his spokesman said earlier that Mr. Biden's remarks were evidence the new American administration "does not want to get the relationship with our country back on track."