BEIJING, March 27 (Xinhua)-On the 26th, local time, when US President Biden delivered a speech in Warsaw, Poland, he suddenly declared that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not remain in power. However, White House officials immediately issued a statement clarifying that Biden’s remarks were not seeking regime change in Russia.
Biden said that Putin could not be allowed to remain in power, and the White House quickly clarified.
On the 26th local time, Biden made a long speech on the Ukrainian crisis when he ended his trip to Europe in Warsaw. At the end of the speech, Biden suddenly said that Putin should no longer stay in power.
At that time, Biden said of Putin, "For God’s sake, this man can’t stay in power."
This remark immediately attracted the attention of the outside world. Soon, White House officials responded to media reporters, "The president’s view is that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region. He is not discussing Putin’s power or regime change in Russia. "
The White House also said that this sentence was not originally in the prepared speech.
In this regard, Russian Presidential Press Secretary peskov responded that it is not Biden who decides who is in power in Russia, but the Russian President is elected by the Russian people.
On the same day, Biden also said that the Ukrainian crisis will not end in a short time. "We must prepare for the long-term battle in the future." He stressed that the US troops stationed in Europe are not to conflict with Russian troops, but to defend NATO allies.
Kegong: Biden’s latest remarks make the prospect of repairing Russia-US relations slim.
CNN reported that Biden visited a refugee reception center in Poland on 26th. When asked about his views on Putin and Ukraine, Biden described Putin as a "butcher".
In this regard, the Russian Tass news agency quoted peskov as saying that Biden’s remarks that Putin is a "butcher" will make the prospect of repairing Russia-US relations slim.
Peskov also said, "Even so, a national leader should control his temper", "Of course, every such personal insult has narrowed the window of opportunity for bilateral relations between the two countries under the current (American) government", peskov stressed.
Earlier, Biden also called Putin a "war criminal", and the Kremlin responded that this remark was "unacceptable", which made Russia and the United States on the verge of breaking diplomatic relations. On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned john sullivan, the US ambassador to Russia, and submitted a protest note to him.
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