The Prime Minister insisted that the President deserved credit for his leadership during the Nato summit
and praised his leadership of Nato despite the US President confusing the names of Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.on Thursday evening, just minutes after Mr Biden made his onstage gaffe.
The President said in a speech to fellow leaders: “Now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. Ladies and gentlemen, President Putin!” He then corrected himself.Sir Keir said“We have a bigger Nato, more countries, we have a stronger Nato, we have a real sense of resolve. The third of the sessions, the council sessions, was the session with President Zelensky there in relation to Ukraine.
“When we think of the global threats, that is the best possible outcome we could have had today and so I think he deserves credit for that, as does the team that worked with him. We close this council with renewed confidence and resolve to meet the challenge of Russian aggression. That is the outcome we all hoped we would get to and President Biden led us through that.”
Pressed on whether Mr Biden remains up for the job amid continuing controversy over his health, the Prime Minister added: “This was a successful council, he led it, he deserves credit for that.
Sir Keir was forced to deny that the President was “senile” and sources who witnessed the Prime Minister’s nearly hour-long meeting with Mr Biden on Wednesday told
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