Not sure you'd be downvoted for a clear and definite fact?

Happens all the time around here, unfortunately. Simping for empire is very popular among libs these days. The security state is very adept at leveraging identity politics for imperialism. Also, some people really go out of their way to come up with creative interpretations of what Biden meant. If Putin had said the same thing, you can be sure they would interpret it as a direct, kinetic threat, of course.