Zelenskyy slams Biden in error, claiming he is President Putin’

The incident on Thursday heightened the concerns over Biden’s mental capacity and a call for him to take a break as Democratic candidate.

“I think the United States gave a lot of support for Ukrainians,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center left). “We can forget some mistakes.” | Susan Walsh/AP

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy played down Vice President Joe Biden’s NATO name gaffe earlier this week and called the gaffe “a mistake.”

In the midst of a press gathering during the NATO summit in Washington on Thursday, Biden mistakenly introduced Zelenskyy as “President Putin” before quickly changing his mind. This error amplified the level of concerns about the president’s mental state following his disastrous performance in the debate in the last month. A increasing majority of Democrats are insisting that he take a step back as the Democratic presidential candidate.

While in Ireland in order to have a conversation the Irish Premier Simon Harris on Saturday, the media asked Zelenskyy for his reaction to the Biden name blunder.