Dana BashDana BashGraham says she would support a no-fly zone over Ukraine if Russia used chemical weapons The Latvian president says the presence of NATO troops in the Baltic is permanently needed. CNN’s “State of the Union” show, Warner asked if he believed Biden’s statements in Poland had done any harm. During a speech in Warsaw, Biden called Putin a “butcher” and added, “For God’s sake, this man can not stay in power.” “Well, Dana, there is a person trying to bring about regime change in Europe. And that is Vladimir Putin trying to bring about regime change in Ukraine,” said Warner, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. “At the end of the day, the status quo in Russia will be determined by the Russian people. And I hope that the Russian people will make these decisions in the future,” he added. “Obviously, Putin has played too much of a hand in Ukraine. The Russian forces are shaking. And I think that is partly because they know they are involved in an illegal war, but it will be up to the Russian people to make that decision.” Following Biden’s remarks, which came at the end of a high-profile trip to highlight NATO unity in dealing with Putin, a White House official quickly sought to withdraw from the remarks, telling reporters that “the issue of the President “Putin is not allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region.” Bass asked Warner if he supported a US policy of regime change in Russia. “It is up to the Russian people to decide who will be in power in the Kremlin,” Warner reiterated, noting that Putin’s actions had put Russia in a “rogue nation state.”
