In prepared remarks today in Poland, Biden said, "For God's sake this man cannot remain in power." He was referring to Putin. Immediately after his speech, an unnamed White House official clarified..
"The President's point was that Putin cannot be allowed to exercise power over his neighbors or the region," a White House official said. "He was not discussing Putin's power in Russia, or regime change."
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You know what I think? Because the remark was in Biden's prepared remarks, I think the remark was intentional and the clarification was also planned in advance, ready to deliver right after the speech. It was a deniable message to Putin.
Here is Biden's speech cued up to a few seconds before the remark..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brIm2OmxuuM&t=2242s
In the world I see, you are stalking elk through the damp canyon forests around the ruins of Rockefeller Center. You'll wear leather clothes that will last you the rest of your life. You'll climb the wrist-thick kudzu vines that wrap the Sears Tower. And when you look down, you'll see tiny figures pounding corn, laying strips of venison on the empty carpool lane of some abandoned superhighway.