UK distances itself from Biden saying Putin ‘cannot remain in power’
by Jessica Elgot from World news | The Guardian on (#5XJ1V)
Nadhim Zahawi said it is for the Russian people to decide Russian president's future
A UK cabinet minister has distanced the government from Joe Biden's call that Russia's Vladimir Putin cannot remain in power" amid criticism that the comment could bolster the Kremlin.
Nadhim Zahawi, the education secretary, said it was for the Russian people to decide how they are governed" after the unscripted remark from Biden at a speech in Poland on Saturday, which the White House later said was not a call for regime change.
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