Biden mistakenly refers to Iraq whilst criticising Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, the US president mistakenly said that Vladimir Putin, whose army is fighting a war in Ukraine, was losing the war in Iraq. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Joe Biden is the second US leader who supported the 2003 invasion to have made this mistake; George Bush similarly said Iraq instead of Ukraine whilst criticising the Russian president’s invasion. Biden told reporters: ’It’s hard to tell, but he was 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’. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ► The Guardian on YouTube:  The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Live ► #Biden #Iraq #Ukraine #Russia