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Biden confuses Zelensky with Putin (VIDEO)
US President Joe Biden has mixed up Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky with Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an embarrassing blunder that will add to the scrutiny over Biden’s mental state.
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Flanked by NATO and EU leaders, the US president delivered a short speech and was about to hand over the podium to Zelensky.
“And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine who has as much courage as he has determination,” Biden said while inviting Zelensky to speak.
But instead of introducing him by name, Biden unexpectedly told the audience:“Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin!”
Apparently realizing his mistake, Biden returned to the podium and corrected himself, saying: “President Zelensky! I’m so focused on beating Putin, we [have] to worry about it… anyway… mister president.”
Zelensky interjected with “I’m better,” to which Biden replied, “You are a hell [of a] lot better.”
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Kremlin outlines criteria for new Ukraine peace summit
Russia will only participate in a new Ukraine peace summit if Moscow has a clear understanding of what the talks agenda would be, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said.
The meeting focused on three points of Vladimir Zelensky’s so-called ‘peace formula’. A joint declaration was made at the end of the summit, although many of the attendees refused to sign it and some even withdrew their signatures shortly after the event. Nevertheless, Zelensky hailed the summit a success and suggested that a representative from Moscow could be allowed to attend the second round of talks later this year.
During a press briefing on Thursday, Peskov stressed that Russia remains open to dialogue with Ukraine but noted that it must first understand what would be discussed during this second peace summit.
“From the very beginning, we said that NATO expansion into the territory of Ukraine is unacceptable for us, an unacceptable threat to our existence, to our security,” Peskov said.
The Kremlin spokesman emphasized that Russia will not discuss any specific details that are detached from the overall question of national security.
“[President Vladimir] Putin has already explained that we are ready and willing to discuss the situation as a whole, all aspects related to security on the continent, the security of our side, and with security guarantees for other nations. All of this should be discussed at the same time,” Peskov said.
Moscow has repeatedly stressed that it would not participate in any international peace summits based on Zelensky’s ‘peace formula’, which it has dismissed as detached from reality.
- Zelensky’s plan includes demands such as a full Russian withdrawal from all territories Kiev claims as its own, reparation payments, and a war crime tribunal for Russia’s leadership.
Instead, Putin has set out his own set of terms for initiating a ceasefire and launching peace negotiations with Kiev. These include a full withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from all Russian territories, including the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, and the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, as well as a legal commitment from Kiev never to join NATO.
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