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Biden confuses Ukraine city of Kherson with Fallujah

By Greg Wehner

Published November 09, 2022

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Biden mixes up Ukrainian city of Kherson with Iraqi city of Fallujah Video

President Biden fumbled his words during a press conference at the White House on Wednesday, mixing up the Iraqi city of Fallujah with the Ukrainian city of Kherson.

The mix-up came as the president predicted whether a compromise between Russia and Ukraine would occur before winter.

Biden press conference

US President Joe Biden smiles during a news conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Biden is speaking following a midterm election in which Democrats fared better than expected and avoided a worst-case scenario in Tuesday night's vote as a feared Republican wave failed to materialize.  (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"I think the context is that whether or not they’re pulling back from Fallujah, and…I mean from the City of Kherson," Biden said, correcting his mistake.

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He then went on to explain he expected both sides to "lick their wounds" over the winter and decide whether to make a compromise.

"That’s what’s going to happen," Biden said. "Whether or not…I don’t know what they’re going to do."

The president's comments came just hours after Russia announced it was withdrawing from Kherson.

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