'Like a teenager': Biden describes Putin in new memoirs, discusses Zelenskyy
Joe Biden, former US president (photo: Getty Images)
Former US President Joe Biden has shared details of his interactions with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin in his memoir, "Promise Me, America," according to The Wall Street Journal.
The book, releasing Tuesday, November 17, includes, among other things, a description of the Kremlin leader's "petulant tone."
Biden says Putin "liked to slouch during a meeting, feigning indifference, like a teenager."
The former US president also shared his experience of dealing with Zelenskyy. In his memoir, he noted that the Ukrainian leader's acting background "turned out to be very good training" for him.
At the same time, Biden claims that Zelenskyy "could be moody and stubborn in private conversations, and not as grateful as expected."
Biden also revealed that members of US President Donald Trump's current team had asked him to sign a letter authorizing them to hold direct talks with Putin even before Trump returned to office.
However, Biden refused, not wanting to give them carte blanche for what was expected to amount to a kind of capitulation at Ukraine's expense.
Earlier, Biden was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that had spread to his bones. The former US president's office said the disease was classified as Gleason score 9, indicating a highly aggressive cancer.
As previously reported, Trump had once again criticized Biden's aid to Ukraine.
As also reported, the White House chief was planning to demand that Europe pay for the assistance Ukraine received from the Biden administration.
