‘It’s a mistake,’ Zelensky says of Biden’s Putin mix up

Ireland’s Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Simon Harris greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, at Shannon Airport, in Shannon, Ireland, on Jul. 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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  • “We can forget some mistakes, I think so,” Zelensky told reporters

SHANNON, Ireland: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his UScounterpart Joe Biden accidentally referring to him as Russian President Vladimir Putin was a mistake that could be forgotten about given all the support the US has provided to Ukraine.
Biden mistakenly referred to Zelensky as Putin at a NATO summit in Washington on Thursday before correcting himself two seconds later.
“It’s a mistake. I think United States gave a lot of support for Ukrainians. We can forget some mistakes, I think so,” Zelensky told reporters on Saturday at Ireland’s Shannon airport where he was meeting Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris.