Biden '%sak) concerned that his comments on power change in Russia could escalate war

I don't care what he thinks. He'll do what he wants to do,” said Beden when asked by a journalist if he was worried Putin would see the warning as escalating.

Biden said he was skeptical that Putin could be influenced by an external event, including his warning.

“Considering his recent behavior, people must understand that he will do what he thinks he should do,” said Biden at the White House.

Biden said he was speaking to the Russian people when he warned openly that Vladimir Putin “cannot stay in power” during a weekend speech.

“I was talking to the Russian people,” said Beden, when asked on Monday by CNN why he promoted the line.

The last piece of the talk was a conversation with the Russian people. I was communicating with not only the Russian people, but the whole world. This is, this is just a simple fact that this kind of behavior is completely unacceptable. And the way to treat it is to strengthen and maintain NATO fully united and helping Ukraine where we can,” said Beden.

The US president said he is not backing down on his remarks that Russian President Putin cannot remain in power.

“I am not turning anything back,” said Beden, adding that he was not expressing a policy change, but an opinion based on his emotions that day.

I expressed the moral anger I felt toward the way Putin is behaving and this man's actions. I was just about to be with those families, he said, referring to Ukrainian refugees in Warsaw.

“I was not then or am not now expressing a policy change,” said Biden.

“I do not apologize for this,” he added.

The American president dismissed the suggestion that his comments could escalate the war in Ukraine, broadcast CNN.