Biden's Barbed Remark About Putin: A Slip or a Veiled Threat?
WARSAW, Poland They were among the final few words of a carefully crafted speech. But they strayed far from the delicate balance that President Joe Biden had tried to strike during three days of wartime diplomacy in Europe.
For Gods sake, this man cannot remain in power, Biden said Saturday, his cadence slowing for emphasis.
On its face, he appeared to be calling for President Vladimir Putin of Russia to be ousted for his brutal invasion of Ukraine. But Bidens aides quickly insisted that the remark delivered in front of a castle that served for centuries as a home for Polish monarchs was not intended as an appeal for regime change.
Whatever his intent, the moment underscored the dual challenges Biden faced during three extraordinary summit meetings in Belgium and an up-close look at the wars consequences from Poland: keeping U.S. allies united against Putin, while at the same time avoiding an escalation with Russia, which the president has said could lead to World War III.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/bidens-barbed-remark-putin-slip-144949390.html
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Salviati
(6,002 posts)... it was a message, to those inside russia, that there's a way to end this.
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lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)I don't think it was a slip, though it may have been intended to resemble a slip.
Walleye
(30,697 posts)He was pleading with Europeans not to allow this man to remain in power. We really shouldnt care what Putin thinks of the remark. Putin is going to lie and propagandize and attack no matter what we do. I think Joe was trying to get under Putins skin, which is probably a good idea.Putin is terrified of being dragged out and assassinated by his own people
Joinfortmill
(14,229 posts)He needs to be removed.
Me.
(35,454 posts)dchill
(38,315 posts)sboatcar
(408 posts)Make the big statement and then immediately walk it back, the message got across.
dchill
(38,315 posts)Beastly Boy
(9,056 posts)2naSalit
(86,031 posts)They are not using the whole quote and changing the context. Wrong question being asked here.