拜登当着泽连斯基的面说：欢迎普京！

US President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as Russian President Vladimir Putin before correcting himself at the NATO summit in Washington.

各国领导人紧张地看着拜登失态。图源：路透社

据报道描述，拜登当天在峰会上发表讲话称，“现在有请既有勇气又有决心的乌克兰总统，女士们先生们，欢迎普京总统。”

"And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, President Putin," Biden said, referring to Zelenskiy.

随后，拜登意识到错误后立即纠正自己说，“他会击败普京总统的，泽连斯基总统”，接着他试图“缓和氛围”称，“我太专注于击败普京了。”

While correcting himself about two seconds later, Biden added: "President Putin, you're going to beat President Putin, President Zelenskiy. I am so focused on beating Putin."

尽管他立即改正失误，但美国《国会山报》称，拜登的失误将引起外界关注，因为他在上个月的辩论中表现糟糕，一些民主党人呼吁他放弃民主党总统候选人提名。

Biden’s stumble will garner significant attention as he fends off calls within his party to step aside as the Democratic nominee in November, following his debate performance last month.

Democrats have expressed concerns Biden lacks the mental sharpness and stamina to vigorously campaign against former president Trump and make a successful case to the American public.

编辑：李雪晴

实习生：金奕竺

来源：环球网 路透社 国会山报等