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On Joe Biden's verbal slip-up, Russia's response: ‘His health…’
Joe Biden was asked if the Russian leader had been weakened by the brief uprising led by a Wagner mercenary chief.
The Kremlin said that it hoped US president Joe Biden meant to say Ukraine rather than Iraq when he made a verbal slip-up. Joe Biden had earlier said that Russian president Vladimir Putin was "losing the war in Iraq" when he meant to say Ukraine. Speaking to reporters before departing the White House on a trip to Chicago, Joe Biden was asked if the Russian leader had been weakened by the brief uprising led by a Wagner mercenary chief.
"It's hard to tell really. But he's clearly losing the war in Iraq. He's losing the war at home and he has become a bit of a pariah around the world. And it's not just NATO, it's not just the European Union. It's Japan, it's 40 nations," he said.
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Asked about the health of the 80-year-old US president, the Kremlin said it could not comment.
Earlier Joe Biden corrected himself at a campaign fundraising event - referring to China when he meant India. "You probably saw my new best friend - the prime minister of a little country that's now the largest in the world, China - I mean, excuse me, India. India is not looking for a permanent alliance, but they're looking for some hedge against - in the region," he said.
This comes as public opinion polling shows that a majority of Americans have concerns about Joe Biden's age while his doctor declared him healthy and "fit for duty" in February after a physical examination.
