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US President Joe Biden refused Monday to back down on his weekend declaration in a major speech that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “cannot stay in power” – arguing that he was voicing personal “outrage.” “I’m not walking anything back… I want to make it clear, I wasn’t then, nor am I now, articulating a policy change. I was expressing moral outrage that I feel – I make no apologies for my personal feelings,” he told reporters at the White House. Biden’s remark – delivered in Warsaw at the close of three days of marathon diplomacy on Saturday – was seen as a gaffe by Republicans and some inde…