President Biden ripped Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “craven lust” for Ukrainian land in Poland’s capital Tuesday — but refrained from repeating his call for Putin’s ouster ahead of the Friday anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Biden stunned his own staff nearly 11 months ago when he said at the same venue that the Russian leader “cannot remain in power,” prompting an aide to quickly insist Biden “was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia” — though Biden later insisted he stood by his words.
The president was more measured and stuck to his teleprompter this time around — barely reacting to Putin’s own lengthy speech to the Russian parliament earlier Tuesday, other than to say NATO was not a threat to Moscow.
“President Putin’s craven lust for land and power will fail and the Ukrainian people’s love for their country will prevail,” Biden said in an outdoor public address near the Polish capital’s royal castle, which was rebuilt after World War II.
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