Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ridiculed Joe Biden’s America amid his administration and NATO’s military equipment buildup of the region as the Russia and EU dispute over the nation continues.

Ukrainian officials reacted angrily after the U.S. State Department announced the withdrawal of US citizens from Ukraine’s embassies, citing “threat of Russian military action.”

“The fact that the US was the first one to announce this is extremely disappointing and quite frankly these Americans are safer in Kyiv than they are in Los Angeles…or any other crime-ridden city in the US,” a source close to Zelensky reportedly told BuzzFeed News on Monday.

Zelensky reportedly then called the move an example of “US inconsistency”, first assuring protections but then withdrawing at the first sign of military response from Russia, which has been amassing massive forces near Ukraine’s border in response to NATO conducting drills in the region.

“On the one hand, [Washington tells Ukraine] how we should democratize. ‘We stand with you. It’s your right to determine to join the West. We will stand with you against Russian aggression,’” the source said, mimicking past messages of support from the US to Ukraine. “Then Russia turns up the temperature and they’re the first to leave.”