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Biden's 'president Putin' gaffe unfortunate: Albanese

Andrew BrownAAP

A gaffe by US President Joe Biden, calling Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy "president Putin", is "unfortunate", Anthony Albanese says.

Mr Biden made the comments while introducing the Ukrainian president at the NATO summit in Washington, as he comes under increasing pressure to step down from the upcoming presidential election over mental fitness concerns.

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