‘I make no apologies’: Biden stands by ‘Putin cannot remain in power’ remark

President says he was not calling for regime change but was expressing personal moral outrage' over Russia's invasion

Joe Biden on Monday defended the unscripted remarks he made at the end of an important speech in Poland at the weekend, in which he said that Russian president Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power", which had prompted hurried efforts by other senior figures in the administration to play down the comment in the face of international criticism.

The US president, when questioned on Sunday after attending church following his return to the White House, denied that he was seeking regime change" as a new policy.