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Did Biden Just Confuse Zelensky for Putin?

Ukraine’s actor/Prime Minister Volodymyr Zelensky doesn’t seem like he has many friends right now.

Apparently Joe Biden, who has acted like Zelensky’s best buddy at times, can’t even tell the difference between he and Russian president Vladmir Putin.

That’s kind of a problem considering the two are at war with each other.

Biden seemed to confuse both leaders as well as their countries multiple times during his trip to Lithuania.

At one point, Biden called Zelensky “Vladmir,” and then later mentioned something about “inhumane attacks on Russia.”

Serious question: Does Joe Biden actually know ANYTHING?

Maybe he didn’t get enough sleep after ducking out early on the NATO dinner.

Fox News has more on Biden’s latest gaffes:

President Biden committed multiple speaking gaffes during his trip to Lithuania this week to shore up support for Ukraine amid its war with Russia, including confusing the two nations, as well as their leaders.

While speaking to the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania on Wednesday Biden referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “Vladmir,” seemingly confusing Zelenskyy with Russian President Vladmir Putin.

Okay, let’s say we give Biden a pass on the first gaffe due to how similar the names are.

The problem is he confused Ukraine and Russia right after that one:

At a later speaking event following the summit, Biden confused the two nations, referring to Ukraine as Russia.

“Russia could end this war tomorrow by withdrawing its forces from Ukraine and recognizing its international borders and ceasing its attacks – its inhumane attacks – on Russia – I mean by Russia on Ukraine,” Biden said, correcting himself.

This man is done, just like his former buddy Zelensky:

Isn’t this why Biden reads from cue cards?

The New York Post has more:

The 80-year-old president’s latest gaffe came during his remarks at the annual NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, one day after Zelensky bristled, and then quickly backtracked, at Ukraine not being extended an invitation to join the North Atlantic alliance.

“Vladimir and I … I shouldn’t be so familiar,” Biden said during a press conference in the Lithuanian capital, appearing to catch himself seconds after the blunder.

“Mr. Zelensky and I talked about the kind of guarantees we could make in the meantime when I was in Ukraine and when we met in other places,” he corrected himself as he stood feet from the Ukrainian leader.

The official White House transcript, which is usually scrupulous about picking up Biden’s misstatements, didn’t do so this time, and incorrectly notes that the commander-in-chief said, “Volodymyr.”


 

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