Joe Biden Blames Zelensky For not Listening to US Warnings Ahead of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address 

International Military - United States President Joe Biden revealed that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky did not want to hear American warnings ahead of the Russian invasion of his country. "I know a lot of people think I'm exaggerating," Biden said at a fundraising reception in Los Angeles, referring to earlier warnings about a possible Russian attack.

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"But I know we have data to support (assessment)," he told reporters, as quoted by AFP, Saturday (6/11/2022). “(Russian President Vladimir Putin) is going to the border. And no doubt, and Zelensky didn't want to hear it, neither did many people. I understand why they didn't want to hear it, but he came in."

The US began raising alarm over Russia's preparations for an invasion of Ukraine long before Putin announced a "special military operation" against the country on February 24. The warning was met with distrust and even veiled criticism from some European allies, who at the time felt the United States was too worrisome.

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