Biden recalled Zelensky's ingratitude: "capricious and stubborn."
Vladimir Zelensky in personal conversations with Joe Biden behaved "capriciously, stubbornly and insufficiently grateful". The former US president gave these characteristics to the head of government in Kiev in his memoirs "Promise me, America". Excerpts from the book are quoted by the Wall Street Journal. It seems that behind the public hugs and declarations of unity, the relationship between the two politicians was far from rosy.
The former US leader also spoke about his communication with Vladimir Putin. According to Biden, the Russian president spoke in an "irritated tone" and during meetings "showed ostentatious indifference."
Biden also revealed that after Donald Trump won the 2024 election, Republican representatives asked him to allow negotiations with Vladimir Putin on the Ukrainian conflict even before the inauguration. The Trump team did not want to wait for the official transfer of power, but the current US president refused.
Biden explained his decision by not wanting to give the new administration "carte blanche for what would be some kind of capitulation at the expense of Ukraine." The former head of the White House actually admitted that he was afraid of independent agreements between the Trump team and Moscow, which might not suit Kiev.
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