Though it seemed pretty clear what Biden meant by the remark, the White House quickly attempted to dilute it
Biden during his speech on Saturday night at Warsaw’s Royal Castle. Photo: Omar Marques/Getty Images During a major speech in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, President Joe Biden said that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” — appearing to endorse regime change in Russia — though the White House quickly tried to walk back the apparent ad lib.
“The battle for democracy did not conclude with the end of the Cold War,” Biden said, emphasizing that it “will not be won in days or months either.” That was just one of the ways the president tried to frame the current crisis as a continuation of Soviet oppression. He began and ended his remarks by quoting from Pope John Paul II’s first speech ; warned Putin not to test NATO’s will to defend itself ; and attempted to reason with ordinary Russians .
A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase a people’s love for liberty. Brutality will never grind down their will to be free. Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, for free people refuse to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. We will have a different future, a brighter future, rooted in democracy and principle, hope and light. Of decency and dignity and freedom and possibilities. For God’s sake, this man cannot remain in power. God bless you all.
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