President Joe Biden called for a change in Russia’s administration during an address to NATO members in Poland on Saturday.-
By DFCToday,
“A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire, will never erase the people’s love for liberty, Biden said of his Russian counterpart, Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness.”
“For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said.
Biden has criticized Putin since the start of the Ukraine conflict, labeling him a “murderous dictator” and a “war criminal,” but he has never called for Putin’s removal from power.
Biden “was not talking Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change, but was instead arguing that Putin “must be allowed to exert influence over his neighbors in the region,” according to a White House official.
This was the president’s second major blunder while in Europe.
Biden told US troops stationed in Poland on Friday that they will experience the bravery of the Ukrainian people “when you’re there,” implying that US troops would be sent to Ukraine.
Biden has criticized Putin since the start of the Ukraine conflict, labeling him a “murderous dictator” and a “war criminal,” but he has never called for Putin’s removal from power.
A White House official has since tried to walk back the president’s statements saying that Biden “was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia, or regime change, but was instead insisting that Putin “cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors in the region.”
This was the president’s second major blunder while in Europe.
Biden told US troops stationed in Poland on Friday that they will experience the bravery of the Ukrainian people “when you’re there,” implying that US troops would be sent to Ukraine.
