President Joe Biden said Monday that he is 바카라not walking anything back바카라 after his weekend comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin 바카라cannot remain in power," although Biden insisted he's not calling for regime change in Moscow.Â
바카라I was expressing the moral outrage that I felt toward this man,바카라 he said. "I wasn't articulating a policy change."Â
Biden said he was not concerned that his comments would escalate tensions over the war in Ukraine.
바카라This is just stating a simple fact, that this kind of behaviour is totally unacceptable,바카라 he said.
The remark about Putin, which came at the end of a speech in Warsaw that was intended to rally democracies for a long global struggle against autocracy, stirred controversy in the United States and rattled some allies in Western Europe.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres responded to Biden's comment by saying 바카라we need de-escalation.바카라Â
바카라We need military de-escalation and rhetoric de-escalation,바카라 he said Monday.
French President Emanuel Macron on Sunday said he 바카라wouldn't use those terms, because I continue to speak to President Putin, because what do we want to do collectively? We want to stop the war that Russia launched in Ukraine, without waging war and without escalation.바카라Â
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was forced to continue clarifying Biden's speech during a trip through the Middle East, where he had intended to focus on solidifying American partnerships as the administration seeks a renewed nuclear agreement with Iran.Â
Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem, Blinken said Biden meant that 바카라Putin cannot be empowered to wage war or engage in aggression against Ukraine or anyone else.바카라Â
Although the White House insisted after the speech that Biden was not calling for regime change, Republicans questioned why he decided to go off-script when dealing with a combustible conflict.
Some said Biden's provocative rhetoric was strange given his otherwise cautious approach, such as refusing to facilitate the transfer of Polish fighter jets to Ukraine's military.
바카라If we're so worried about provoking him that we couldn't even send MiGs into Ukraine, how is this any different?바카라 Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, told CNN's 바카라State of the Union바카라 on Sunday.Â
바카라In fact, I would say it's more provocative than sending MiGs into Ukraine.바카라Â
The U.S. has been rushing weapons like anti-tank missiles into Ukraine, and is considering providing anti-ship missiles to make it harder for Russia to mount an amphibious offensive along the Black Sea coast.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy remains exasperated with the pace of military assistance, accusing Western leaders of cowardice and repeating his request for tanks and fighter jets.Â
