OREANDA-NEWS. United States President Joe Biden's new statement about Russian leader Vladimir Putin may be the most serious verbal "gaffe" in the career of the American president and will revive suspicions of his cognitive decline, writes the Times newspaper. It is noted that Biden's words "darkened the days of painstaking work to unite European allies against the Russian Federation."

President Biden's long political career is full of gaffes, but his statement that President Putin cannot remain in power may be the most serious so far. Biden's remark is sure to revive claims by critics that the American president is suffering from severe cognitive decline.

On March 26, during a speech in Warsaw, Joe Biden said that Ukraine "will never be a victory for Russia" and Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power." Also, the head of the White House, during a visit to the Ukrainian refugee camp in Poland, called Putin a "butcher."

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that the last statement of the head of the White House to the Russian leader is alarming. According to him, the Kremlin will continue to monitor the situation and carefully record such statements.

French President Emmanuel Macron, commenting on Biden's statements regarding Putin, said that he would not use such words. The French leader also urged to refrain from statements and actions that could lead to an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in turn, called on the parties to take a responsible approach to their statements and try to play a constructive role in resolving the crisis in Ukraine.