Biden marks ‘Armenian genocide,’ aims to stop ‘atrocities’

By JOSH BOAK
Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden is commemorating the 107th anniversary of the start of what he calls “the Armenian genocide.” He’s issued a statement in memory of the 1.5 million Armenians who, he says, “were deported, massacred, or marched to their deaths in a campaign of extermination” by Ottoman Empire forces. Turkey says Biden’s words are ”incompatible with historical facts and international law.” Biden’s statement doesn’t reference the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which Biden has called a genocide. Yet Biden is using Sunday’s anniversary to lay down a set of principles for foreign policy as the U.S. and its allies arm Ukrainians and impose sanctions on Russia.