Video: Gaffe-prone Joe Biden calls Ukraine president 'Vladimir' at NATO | World News

US president Joe Biden mistakenly referred to his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky as “Vladimir” by the North Atlantic Treaty Group (NATO) summit. “Vladimir and I…I shouldn't be so acquainted,” Joe Biden talked about all through a press conference in Vilnius. He corrected himself and talked about, “Mr. Zelensky and I,” sooner than persevering with.

Piers Morgan recognized Joe Biden’s error on Twitter whereas posting the video. A twitter shopper generally known as it “merely unbelievable” whereas one different responded, “This earlier man ought to merely take a leisure now.”

Some moreover well-known the Volodymyr/Vladimir similarity, empathizing with Joe Biden that it was a easy mistake to make. One shopper commented, “Equivalent title, completely totally different spelling. Hear.”

In the midst of the summit, Joe Biden met with Turkey’s president Erdogan earlier to the bilateral meeting as he congratulated him on the settlement reached with NATO with respect to Sweden whereas France and UK launched additional assist to Ukraine navy.

Joe Biden has been weak to gaffes all through his presidency, beforehand mistaking Ukrainians for Iranians. He moreover requested if a lawmaker who had died was present all through a White House conference whereas his NATO mispronunciation second was extensively shared on social media.

Joe Biden moreover jabbed his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin calling him “craven” whereas promising Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelensky full assist even with out membership in NATO.

“It didn't happen by accident. It wasn’t inevitable,” Joe Biden talked about, together with, “When Putin, and his craven lust for land and power, unleashed his brutal battle on Ukraine, he was betting NATO would break apart… He thought our unity would shatter on the primary testing. He thought democratic leaders may be weak. Nevertheless he thought incorrect.”