Macron said France will continue to support Ukraine “as long as necessary.”
Washington:
US President Joe Biden was “in charge” and on top of things at a NATO summit with fellow leaders in Washington, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.
“I had the opportunity to talk extensively with President Biden yesterday during dinner,” Macron told reporters. “I saw, as always, a president in charge, clear on the issues he knows well.”
The French leader was also asked about a blunder Biden made just minutes earlier when he misrepresented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his Russian enemy Vladimir Putin, before quickly correcting himself.
The blunder reinforced concerns about Biden’s age and mental acuity after a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump two weeks ago.
“We all make mistakes sometimes,” Macron said. ‘It happened to me and it could happen again tomorrow. I would ask for your indulgence.”
Macron also said France will continue to support Ukraine “as long as necessary.”
Asked about recent visits to Russia and China by Viktor Orban, Macron said the Hungarian prime minister did not go there with any “mandate” from the EU.
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