[LIVE] War in Ukraine: For Biden, Putin “cannot stay in power”
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, March 26, 2022. © Petr David Josek / AP
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US President Joe Biden attacked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday during his visit to Warsaw, calling him a "
butcher
" and saying he could "
not stay in power
" after his invasion of Ukraine.
The White House immediately tried to temper its statement that Joe Biden was not calling for "
regime change
" in Russia.
Russia continues its offensive in Ukraine for the 32nd day, with strikes in many cities.
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The main points:
► Lviv, the last major city in western Ukraine before the border with Poland, was targeted by numerous Russian strikes
, killing at least five people.
This comes as Russia announced on Friday its decision to focus on "
the liberation of Donbass
", in eastern Ukraine, while the conflict is stalling and no clear outcome is emerging.
►
US President Joe Biden visited Poland on Saturday
, a country on the eastern flank of the Atlantic Alliance and bordering Ukraine, calling the war there a "
strategic failure for Russia
" and calling Vladimir Putin a "
butcher
".
According to the American president, the Russian president “
cannot stay in power
”.
►
Emmanuel Macron
, the French president, clarified that he will have
"
a new discussion
" with Vladimir Putin
, the Russian president, "
within 48-72 hours
".
► A total
of 5,208 people were evacuated from Ukrainian cities via humanitarian corridors on Saturday
, according to a senior official, compared to 7,331 the day before.
Kyrylo Tymoshenko, deputy head of the president's office, said in an online message that 4,331 people had left Mariupol, but, according to Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Irina Vereshchuk, more than 100,000 people still need to be evacuated.
► According to Ukraine,
the United States "
assured that they had no objection
" to the transfer of Polish combat aircraft to Ukraine
, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kouleba said on Saturday in a written message sent to AFP, after meeting US President Joe Biden in the morning, visiting Poland.
"
The ball is now in Poland's
court," he added.
Times are given in Universal Time (UT)
01:10: Zelensky demands planes and weapons from Westerners, asks if they are afraid of Moscow
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, visibly irritated, on Saturday demanded that Western countries provide some of their military equipment to Ukraine and asked if they were afraid of Moscow.
Several countries have pledged to send anti-armour systems, anti-aircraft missiles as well as small arms to Ukraine, but Volodymyr Zelensky said kyiv mainly needs tanks, planes and anti-ship systems.
“
We have already waited 31 days.
Who leads the Euro-Atlantic community
?
Is it Moscow again, because of intimidation
?
“, he said in a video address.
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