Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskydownplayed on Saturday the lapse made by the US president Joe Biden when he introduced him as the “president Putin” during the summit of the NATO and stated that mistakes “can be forgotten.”
“It’s a mistake. I think that USA gave a lot of support to Ukraine. I think we can forget some mistakes“The Ukrainian president told reporters at the airport in Dublinwhere he arrived as part of a visit to Ireland.
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Joe Biden, 81-year-old Vladimir Putin made a monumental mistake on Thursday when introducing the Ukrainian head of state, Volodymyr ZelenskyAs the “President Putin”, shortly before a press conference in Washington.
“And now I want to give the floor to the president of Ukrainewho has both courage and determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin“, he declared Biden at the summit of the NATO.
The Democrat, who orchestrated the Western response to the Russian invasion of Ukrainehe walked away from the microphone but as soon as he realized the mistake he said: “He is going to defeat President Putin. President Putin Zelensky. I’m so focused on beating Putin”.
Confuse to Zelensky with his enemy, the Russian president Vladimir Putinis a misstep at a time when the Democratic Party doubts his ability to win the November election, after his disastrous performance in the June debate against the Republican Donald Trump.