Biden on Saturday called Putin a "butcher" while meeting Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.
Washington:
Joe Biden is not seeking "regime change" in Russia, the White House said Saturday, after the US president declared in a major speech that Vladimir Putin "cannot stay in power".
"The president's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours or the region," a White House official said.
"He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change."
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