During his visit to Ireland, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy commented to journalists on a slip of the tongue by US President Joe Biden, who mistakenly called him "President Putin," but quickly corrected the mistake. This is reported by The Irish Times, UNN reports.
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On Thursday, during a speech at the Ukraine Compact event on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., Biden mistakenly referred to Zelenskiy as "President Putin," but quickly corrected himself.
When asked what his reaction to Biden's remark was, Zelenskyy said: "This is a mistake. I think the United States has provided a lot of support to Ukrainians. We can forget some mistakes - I think so.
The President was also asked what his message was to the people of Ireland.
First of all, thank you very much for your support, thank you to Ireland for taking in many Ukrainian refugees, you have been with us since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
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