Shock as Biden calls Zelensky 'President Putin' at NATO summit & interview with Olena Zelenska

Day 871.

Today, we report from a historic and potentially presidency-ending NATO summit, bring you the latest news from Ukraine and Defence editor Danielle Sheridan has an exclusive interview with First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska.

Contributors:

David Knowles (Journalist). @djknowles22 on X.

Dom Nicholls (Associate Editor, Defence). @DomNicholls on X.

Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X.

Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on X.

James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on X.

With thanks to Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on X.

Articles referenced:

'Biden’s gaffe has ruined months of our hard work, say European officials' (The Telegraph):

'Being Volodymyr Zelenskiy: How war has changed Ukraine's leader' (Reuters):

'A Better Path for Ukraine and NATO: What Kyiv Could Do Now for a Place in the Alliance' (Foreign Affairs):

UK hasn’t allowed Ukraine to use Storm Shadow missiles inside Russia, MoD clarifies (The Telegraph)

Reflections by Michael Kofman:

[petergreenwood]

When Biden called Zelenski Putin the audience clapped
Buddy heard a pin

[causeandefect]

He also immediately corrected that. He demonstrates an association of a multitudes of names connected with various organizations, groups, unions, governments, and press agencies that is impressive, and he apologized for the mistake. It's just like "peacefully and patriotically, " two words out of a 45-minute inflammatory call for violent interference of a government process, the focus is incongruent with the context. Your "report" is bunk.

[loathgoogel]

When I saw the headline for this episode, I knew what to expect.... for a couple of minutes; but I also saw: 1.17.19, so I thought, okay, I can wade through those couple of minutes of standard-pundit crap and get to the meat and veg. But no, it's going on for too long. Have to bale at this point. Hoping normal service resumes next week.

[GroofusDoofus]

This gaffe really takes some beating. It must have been agonising to experience it at the event.

[samsungtap]

Chinese troops on the Belorussian Polish border...how does it feel ?

[briandonegan]

“Lets move on.” Be nice to francis pls

[CarlosGomez-THX_]

Yet, not much ABOUT Trump’s tangential speaking. “It is less severe than logorrhea and may be associated with the middle stage in dementia. It is, however, more severe than circumstantial speech, in which the speaker wanders but eventually returns to the topic. Some adults with right hemisphere brain damage may exhibit behavior that includes tangential speech.”

[ubzuyhe]

Putin will be laughing his head off 😂

[PremjitTalwar]

What makes The Telegraph podcasts so unique is not just its stellar reporting. The brilliant men and women working there bring out the humanity in that tragic country.

[michaelmcguigan]

Clutch your pocketbooks and pearls Gentlemen. #TheFailedBrexitBitterness

[TheQuallsing]

That was a good interview, soft can be very powerful indeed.

[victoriahigman]

That poor man. It must be in his dreams! And all we want are silliness to laugh at or something to be horrified by

[michaelmcguigan]

When is the launch of the next-level Brit/Brexit tank and APC?! Brit MOD fashion show fundraiser? GB Dress-makers Uber Pootin.

[Wintage]

Trump makes such gaffes very often because he is senile.

[ant-space]

Thanks for the latest update and the interesting interview with ms. Zelenska.

[Jazzisa]

Olena just seems like the nicest person ever. Idk, might be a Ukrainian thing, and she really does sound like all the Ukrainian women I know: very sweet, nurturing, but also incredibly strong and down to earth.

[jonbaxter]

It was embarrassing frankly.

Calling your supposed ally his enemy's name right after the hospital attack...

[bobbymozza]

Biden - "launch the nukes" ... "No i meant don't launch the nukes. Is it too late?"

[DeCypher_]

The entire problem is media like this, all they speak about is America politics

[toughr]

49:47 she put all russian speaking people in one basket 🤦‍♂️ 🤦‍♀️ and dismissed all russian speaking Tadzhiks, Kazakhs, Estonians, Crimean Tatars, Jews, Bulgarians, etc, etc. Putin’s regime doesn’t have monopoly on any language, language belongs to those who speak it !