US President Joe Biden has doubled down on his comments regarding the Russian leader amid the deadly war in Ukraine that has claimed thousands of civilian lives and displaced millions.
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"The fact of the matter is I was expressing the moral outrage I felt toward the way Putin is dealing in the actions of this man," President Biden said during a press conference at the White House."But I want to make it clear, I wasn't then, nor am I now, articulating a policy change."Embed iFrame Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov refuted the comments on the weekend, saying it was not the decision of President Biden but of the Russian people.
"As you know, and as you've heard us repeatedly, we do not have a strategy of regime change in Russia or anywhere else," he said in an address in Israel on Sunday. "The President's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region," an official said.Sorry, we can’t display a preview for this Kurator Lite crop.Ukrainian negotiators arrive in Turkey ahead of a sixth round of peace talks.Picture: Islam Yakut/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesOther world leaders were also unhappy with President Biden's comments as it appeared he was intensifying his rhetoric against Moscow.
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