Biden says Putin 'not a decent man,' calls him 'dictator'

President Joe Biden on Thursday described Russian President Vladimir Putin as a "dictator" after Putin said the U.S. is currently giving Ukraine "high-precision weapons" to launch strikes on Russian territory.

Biden recently gave Ukraine permission to use U.S. weapons for limited strikes over the border with Russia close to Kharkiv, according to a CNN report.

Biden was asked during an interview with ABC News if he's concerned about Putin's statement regarding U.S. weapons provided to Ukraine.

“I’ve known [Putin] for over 40 years -– he’s concerned me for 40 years,” Biden said. “He’s not a decent man -– he’s a dictator, and he’s struggling to make sure he holds his country together while still keeping this assault going."

Biden continued, saying, “We’re not talking about giving [Ukraine] weapons to strike Moscow, to strike the Kremlin, to strike – it’s just across the border, where they’re receiving significant fire from conventional weapons used by the Russians to go into the Ukraine, to kill the Ukrainians."

Putin was working as a KGB agent 40 years ago. Putin began his political career in 1990 as an advisor to Leningrad Mayor Anatoly Sobchak.