US President Joe Biden has been in regular communication with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, especially over the phone whenever the US. announces new package of military assistance for Kyiv ever since the Russian invasion. But now, reports have emerged that Biden had once lost his temper during a phone call with Zelensky on June 15.
According to a report in NBC News, the US President had barely finished telling Zelensky about a fresh $1 billion in military assistance that the country was sending to Ukraine when the latter started listing all the additional help he needed and wasn’t getting.
It was then that Joe Biden lost his temper, the publication stated. He reportedly told Zelensky in a raised voice that Americans were being quite generous, and his administration and the US military were working hard to help Ukraine, adding that Zelensky could show a little more gratitude.
The conversation was not heated or angry, but direct, a source familiar with the incident told the publication.
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After the phone call, however, the relationship between the two Presidents has only improved, administration officials told NBC News. Soon after the incident, Volodymyr Zelensky even made a statement praising the US for its generous assistance.
“I had an important conversation with US President Biden today,” he had said in a video message. “I am grateful for this support. It is especially important for our defense in Donbas.”
Meanwhile, Biden vowed that the US “will not waver in our commitment to the Ukrainian people as they fight for their freedom.”
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