Biden's Russian regime change ‘gaffe’ worries allies despite back-pedalling
President Joe Biden’s apparent call for his Russian counterpart to be removed from power has created a stir in US policy circles and alarm among its allies, although the White House downplayed the remarks. At the end of his speech from Warsaw on Saturday, Mr Biden said of Russian President Vladimir Putin: “For God's sake, this man cannot remain power.” The remark caused concern within the US political establishment and America’s Nato allies as they try to contain the war in Ukraine and present a united front. US President Joe Biden meets Ukrainian refugees at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw during a visit to Poland. The White House clarified within moments that Mr Biden was not in fact advocating change, and the president replied “no” to reporters who asked if that was what he meant. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also spoke to reporters to clarify the president’s point. “I think the president, the White House, made the point last night that, quite simply, President Pu...