White House says it is not advocating for regime change in Russia

March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House is not advocating for regime change in Russia, President Joe Biden’s spokesperson said on Friday after a U.S. senator advocated for Russians to assassinate President Vladimir Putin.

“We are not advocating for killing the leader of a foreign country or regime change. That is not the policy of the United States,” White House spokesperson Jen Psaki told reporters.

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, called for someone in Russia to “take this guy out,” referring to Putin.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)