Biden: Putin is a "rational actor who has miscalculated" on Ukraine

What he's saying: Though Biden told CNN's Jake Tapper that he believes Putin himself is rational, he emphasized that Putin's actions regarding Ukraine were not.

• "If you listen to the speech he made after when that decision [of invading] was being made, he talked about the whole idea of — he was needed to be the leader of Russia that united all of Russian speakers. I mean, it’s just I just think it’s irrational," Biden said.
• "I think the speech, his objectives were not rational," he added. "I think he thought he was going to be welcomed with open arms, that this was the home of Mother Russia in Kyiv, and that where he was going to be welcomed, and I think he just totally miscalculated."
• Biden spoke with Tapper after meeting with other G7 leaders and vowing to uphold support for Ukraine. The full interview will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.

The big picture: China and India, two of Russia's biggest allies, have both called for de-escalation between Russian and Ukrainian forces after Russia's deadly missile strikes.

• Ukraine's military has retaken roughly 200 square miles of territory from Russian forces since the beginning of October, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.