Monday, June 13, 2022

US President Biden Says Ukraine President Zelensky 'Didn't Want To Hear' U.S. Intelligence Warnings About Invasion

Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, didn’t want to hear about potential invasion, Biden claims. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters 

Washington Post: Biden says Zelensky 'didn't want to hear' U.S. warnings of invasion 

President Biden said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “didn’t want to hear it” when U.S. intelligence officials raised warnings of a looming Russian attack before the Feb. 24 invasion. 

Biden, who along with Congress has deepened U.S. involvement in the global effort to reject the Russian invasion by recently finalizing more than $40 billion in new military and humanitarian assistance, spoke at a Democratic fundraising event in Los Angeles on Friday night, according to the Associated Press and Bloomberg News. 

The president spoke about the American commitment to supporting Ukraine four months into the invasion, saying, “Nothing like this has happened since World War II.”  

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WNU editor: It looks like President Biden is throwing Ukraine President Zelensky "under the bus". Ukrainian officials are also pushing back .... Ukrainian officials push back on Biden claim that Zelensky ‘didn’t want to hear’ invasion warnings (The Hill). 

 US President Biden Says Ukraine President Zelensky 'Didn't Want To Hear' U.S. Intelligence Warnings About Invasion  

Zelenskiy ‘didn’t want to hear’ warnings of Russia invasion, says Biden -- The Guardian  

Biden Says Ukraine's Zelenskiy 'Didn't Want To Hear' U.S. Warnings About Invasion -- RFE  

Biden: Zelenskyy didn’t want to hear US info -- AP  

Biden Throws Zelensky Under The Bus: Ukraine Leader 'Brushed Off' Invasion Warnings -- Zero Hedge  

Biden Says Zelenskyy ‘Didn’t Want to Hear’ Invasion Warning -- NYMag

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