The sentence on Vlaimir Putin uttered by American President Joe Biden in his speech from Warsaw, Poland, is among the factors that without a shadow of a doubt will affect sentiment and therefore the trend of the markets in the coming hours.
“For heaven’s sake, this man cannot remain in power,” Biden said, referring to the Russian president.
There is talk all over the world of a gaffe that further removes the possibility that a diplomatic solution will be found to the current geopolitical situation, which exploded with the invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
The White House was quick to point out that “what the president (Biden) meant is that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over neighboring countries (to Russia) or in the region. He was not questioning the power of Putin in Russia, or (calling for) regime change “.
Clarifications also came from the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who, speaking today from Israel, said:
“As you know, and as you have heard us say repeatedly, we have no regime change strategy in Russia, or anywhere else.”
Idaho Republican Senator James Risch called Biden’s phrase “a hideous gaffe.” The British magazine The Spectator, a conservative historical magazine, in an article signed by Freddy Gray addresses the Biden case, known for its gaffes, also recalling what former American President Barack Obama said about it, when Joe Biden was vice president Use: “To quote Barack Obama again: ‘Don’t underestimate Joe’s ability to fuck things up’.