Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy didn't want to hear that the US was about to invade his country, according to President Joe Biden.
The Associated Press reported that Biden spoke to donors in Los Angeles about his continued support for Ukraine.
Since World War II, nothing like this has occurred. Biden told the outlet that a lot of people thought he was exaggerating. The US had information that Putin was going to invade.
Biden said there was no question. Zelenskyy was not interested in hearing it.
Prior to launching a full-scale invasion on February 24, Russia spent weeks building up its troops on the Ukrainian border, prompting speculation over whether or not they were preparing to invade.
An unnamed Ukrainian official told CNN that Zelenskyy told Biden to "calm down the messaging" about the invasion because it was making people panic.
According to the Director of National Intelligence, Biden declassified intelligence about Russia's invasion in order to convince skeptical allies it would happen.
The US has given tens of billions of dollars to Ukraine since the war started.
Russian forces have refocused in the east of the country after holding off invasions of some of its largest cities.
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