 The president added both countries will "lick their wounds" before deciding 'what they're going to do over the winter, and decide whether or not they're going to compromise'. Fallujah is a city located in Iraq - roughly 70km west of the country's capital, Baghdad. It is not the first time the 79-year-old has made a gaffe when discussing Ukraine after he made the comparison of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with the Iraq War. Mr Biden said: 'They talk about inflation… inflation is a worldwide problem right now because of a war in Iraq and the impact on oil and what Russia 's doing… excuse me, the war in Ukraine." Just last month the president made reference to his son dying in Iraq during a speech in Colorado on October 13 after telling the audience Beau 'lost his life in Iraq.' President Biden said: 'American soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division scaled){kind=link}
US President Biden made another gaffe in front of reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening as he discussed the war in Ukraine and quickly had to correct himself
US President Joe Biden made another slip after mixing up Ukraine’s Kherson with the Iraq city of Fallujah.
The 79-year-old made the latest gaffe in front of reporters at the White House on Wednesday evening as he discussed the Midterm results.
After news emerged Russian military had been ordered to pull out of Kherson, the only capital captured since invading Ukraine, the president was asked to comment on the embarrassing retreat by the Kremlin.
Mr Biden responded to the question about Russia’s withdrawal by remarking “I think the context is that… whether or not they’re pulling back from Fallujah.”