Overview

• Green Party candidate Jill Stein refused to directly call Vladimir Putin a war criminal during an interview with Mehdi Hasan.
• Stein has previously labeled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden as war criminals.
• Hasan pressed Stein on her inconsistency, noting the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Putin.
• Stein argued that effective leadership requires avoiding name-calling, despite her strong condemnation of the Ukraine invasion.
• The interview has gone viral, drawing criticism and raising questions about Stein's stance on Russia.