"For God's sake, this man can not stay in power," said Joe Biden, referring to the Russian president speaking in Warsaw on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, he also called Putin a "butcher."
The Kremlin quickly replied that the statement harms the countries' relationship, writes the news agency AP.
- Biden does not have the right to comment on it.
Russia's president has been elected by Russia, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Reuters.
Shortly after Biden left the stage in Warsaw, the White House sent out a clarification:
"Joe Biden did not call for a change of regime in Russia when he said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin could not remain in power," the statement said.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has also announced that it is not the US plan to replace the Russian regime.
"Violated several boundaries"
Frida Stranne, a researcher and expert on American foreign policy, finds Biden's statement regrettable because it complicates further negotiations between Moscow and Washington.
- Biden violated several boundaries in his speech as well as when he spoke with American soldiers in Poland the other day, says Frida Stranne.
According to Stranne, Biden is known for being talkative and sometimes saying things that are not fully thought out.
- He is emotional and that can make up for it.
Lately, many have thought that he is a bit "confused" due to age.
Whatever the reason, the messages he has sent are sending annoying signals.
The damage has already happened, the dementias play little role in this situation, says Frida Stranne.
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US President Joe Biden says there is nothing to justify Russia's choice to go to war.
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Not likely with escalation
Voices have been raised that Biden's statements could escalate the war in Ukraine.
French President Macron warned that sharp exchanges of words could affect Russia's actions.
In an interview with France 3, he says that the task must be to achieve a ceasefire.
- If we are to achieve that, we can not escalate with either words or actions, he says.
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"I would not use that kind of language" - Hear President Macron on Biden's statement.
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But according to Joakim Paasikivi, a lieutenant colonel and teacher of military strategy at the Swedish National Defense College, it is not very likely that Biden's choice of words will make Russia further escalate the war in Ukraine.
"This is certainly a welcome opportunity for Putin to continue with his threats and rhetoric, but I do not think it will change anything in substance when the Russian side has been threatening nuclear weapons for quite some time," said Joakim Paasikivi. to TT.