U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Palace of Warsaw, Poland, on the 26th. President Biden, who was visiting Poland, a country bordering Ukraine invaded by Russia, said in a speech that Russian President Vladimir Putin “can’t remain in power.” A White House official said immediately after the speech that President Biden’s remarks were not referring to a regime change in Russia. yunhap news
Controversy over US President Joe Biden’s ‘Putin ouster’ remarks is spreading. President Biden seems to be escalating the controversy in the process of resolving Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks that he “should step down from power.”
During a visit to Poland on the 26th (local time), President Biden said of Putin, “I can’t stand in power,” he said. Remarks reminiscent of Putin’s resignation were criticized by European countries and US politicians.
When asked to comment on Biden’s remarks in an interview with the press, French President Emmanuel Macron replied: “I will not use these words.” Republican Senator Jim Leish said Biden’s speech was excellent, but he called Putin’s resignation a “terrible mistake”.
The White House has taken action. The White House said: “[That statement]meant that Putin could not exercise power over his neighbors, not a change of government in Russia.”
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said, “The point of President Biden’s remarks is that Putin has no power to wage war or aggression anywhere, including in Ukraine.”
But President Biden rekindled the controversy.
According to the Washington Post (WP) on the 28th, President Biden said, “I have no regrets. I have no regrets. I have no regrets. It is an expression of the moral outrage that I felt for doing this.” He also said he would “not apologize” for the remarks.
Some are pointing out that diplomatic language should be expressed with caution.
“President Biden’s reckless remarks are undermining sensitive diplomatic infrastructure,” said former Wall Street Journal editor Gerard Baker.
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