It stressed that Mr Biden was not calling for regime change when he said Putin “cannot remain” in charge.
Officials insisted instead that he was saying the Russian leader “cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbours in the region”.
Britain also promptly distanced itself from Mr Biden’s words. While the Kremlin quickly hit back at the comment, saying it was not up to the US President to decide who ruled in Russia.
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The statement was also blasted by his predecessor Donald Trump, who said Mr Biden, 79, was risking provoking Putin into a nuclear war.
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