“Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin”Biden said, although he quickly corrected himself and said the error was due to is very focused on “beating Putin.”
The scene occurred as leaders of 24 countries presented a joint statement stressing that Ukraine’s security is “integral” to that of the “Euro-Atlantic region and beyond,” and at a time when The media is closely analyzing the president’s interventions following his hesitations in last month’s presidential debate.
The event was attended by leaders of all NATO member countries and allied leaders at the close of the two-day summit held in Washington.
Among the signatories of the The statement includes the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom.as well as the leadership of the European Council, the European Commission and the Ukrainian president himself.
⚡️ US President Joe Biden made a mistake when he called Putin the president of Ukraine, then corrected himself and called Zelensky. This slip occurred during the NATO summit in Washington pic.twitter.com/MBQwE7dcg7
— RT in Spanish (@ActualidadRT) July 11, 2024
Biden’s gaffe comes as pressure mounts within his party to withdraw his reelection bid following hisa disastrous performance in the election debate once morest his Republican rival Donald Trump.
Biden accidentally calls Ukraine’s leader ‘President Putin’ pic.twitter.com/XWgpFiN5ga
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) July 11, 2024
The US president is scheduled to hold a press conference at the end of the summit to demonstrate that He remains fully cognitively capable of governing and seeking re-election.
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