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Eugene

(61,859 posts)
Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:24 PM Mar 2022

Ukraine: No Russia regime change plans, says Blinken

Source: BBC

Ukraine: No Russia regime change plans, says Blinken

27 March 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has denied that the United States has any plans to bring about regime change in Russia or anywhere else.

Mr Blinken's comments come a day after President Joe Biden said his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, should not be allowed to remain in power.

Mr Biden made the unscripted remark at the end of a speech in Poland.

Mr Blinken said the president simply made the point that Mr Putin could not be allowed to wage war against Ukraine.

The Kremlin dismissed Mr Biden's remark, saying it was for Russians to choose their leader.

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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-60891803

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Ukraine: No Russia regime change plans, says Blinken (Original Post) Eugene Mar 2022 OP
"Unscripted remark" Typical sloppy TV journalism Walleye Mar 2022 #1
Why Not? Me. Mar 2022 #2

Walleye

(31,002 posts)
1. "Unscripted remark" Typical sloppy TV journalism
Sun Mar 27, 2022, 09:27 PM
Mar 2022

The President said what he meant to say, and he meant what he said

Me.

(35,454 posts)
2. Why Not?
Sun Mar 27, 2022, 10:50 PM
Mar 2022

If ever here was a case...

Oh and ps...how many assassins is putin going to send after Zelensky.?

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