While the Russia-Ukraine war continues, updates on both the regional news and the discourses of the politicians continue to come. One of them was Biden’s discourse on Putin, which was on the agenda.
On the last day of his European visit, Biden first visited the Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, and then addressed the public and used expressions about Russian President Putin. Biden said, “For God’s sake, this man can’t stay in power,” referring to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Moscow, on the other hand, gave a very harsh response to these words, and the US officials underlined that this expression was not a “call for regime change in Russia”.
‘DIFFICULT PUTIN QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS’
According to the news in the US press, Biden took the precaution not to make a new blunder by appearing on the podium with a paper containing the answers to the questions that may be asked about this issue. This note, titled ‘Hard Putin questions and answers’, did not go unnoticed by the cameras. The image quickly sparked repercussions on social media. While the US press likened the notes to ‘cheat paper’, many Republican politicians harshly criticized this image.
The first question appearing in the note is ‘What do you mean if you don’t support regime change? Could you explain? In response, he said, ‘I was expressing the moral outrage I felt towards this man’s behavior. I was not implying a change in policy.’ it was written.
‘U-TURN FROM BIDEN’
Reporters to Biden, who was photographed leaving the Holy Trinity Church in Washington DC’s Georgetown neighborhood on Sunday, said, ‘Do you want Putin to be sacked?’ they asked. Biden told reporters ‘No!’ she was heard shouting. The British Daily Mail newspaper announced this development with the headline ‘U-turn from Biden’.
HE SAID ‘THE BUTCHER’
Biden also used the term “butcher” for Russian leader Putin when he met with Ukrainian refugees fleeing the occupation in the Polish capital.
Meanwhile, Russian forces carried out an airstrike on the Ukrainian city of Lviv, 80 km from Poland, where US President Joe Biden was visiting.