Biden to citizens of Russia: 'You are not our enemy'

President Joe Biden on Tuesday appealed directly to the Russian people in a speech on the Ukraine crisis, Report informs, citing Insider.

"The United States and NATO are not a threat to Russia. Ukraine is not threatening Russia. Neither the US nor NATO have missiles in Ukraine. We do not have plans to put them there," Biden said.

Biden insisted that the US is not seeking conflict with Russia and pushed against the notion that the West is to blame for the tensions over Ukraine.

"To the citizens of Russia: You are not our enemy, and I do not believe you want a bloody, destructive war against Ukraine — a country and people with whom you share such deep ties of family history and culture," the president added.