Ukraine, a prime beneficiary of the Joe Biden administration in terms of military aid, has weighed in on whether the 81-year-old incumbent president should still run for Office in November.
Knewz.com has learned that Biden's recent public appearances have seemingly failed to invoke confidence among several soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The Ukraine war has been one of the most significant issues on the table for the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections.
While Donald Trump has been skeptical about American aid to Ukraine, Biden has been headstrong about helping Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion as much as diplomatically possible.
However, it seems concerns about his advancing age have seeped into the Ukrainian populace as well, especially the armed forces who benefit from the aid arranged by President Biden.
The concerns seem to have been exacerbated by Biden's verbal gaffes at the recent NATO summit in Washington, where he referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin.
Merely hours prior to the disastrous Putin-Zelensky mixup, the incumbent President mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as former President Trump.
Following an array of unsatisfactory public appearances, the faith in Biden appears to be receding, even among Democrats, as senior members of the party are reportedly privately hoping for a change in candidacy.
It seems Ukraine has joined the "remove Biden from the Democrat presidential ballot" bandwagon, with several members of the nation's military expressing a lack of confidence in the incumbent President.
A junior lieutenant at Ukraine's 63rd Mechanized Brigade, who was only identified by the name 'Pavlo' due to security concerns, said in a statement that he found Biden's performance at the June 27 Presidential debate "very bad."
"I believe that (Biden) needs to be removed urgently... Any reasonable Democrat will be better than him," Pavlo said.
While it is clear that Biden has ardent supporters in Ukraine, largely thanks to the military aid he has arranged for the embattled nation, Ukrainian soldiers are concerned about his performance at the November election nonetheless.
"Between the two (Biden or Trump) I would choose Biden... Despite his age and the fact that he needs to be more active, he is a friend of Ukraine, while Trump is a populist – maybe he (Trump) is a good businessman, but a good businessman and a good president are two different things," said a drone operator named Oleh.
However, Oleh also pointed out that Biden is "unfortunately already old" and that "we need someone more active, productive and younger."
Notably, concerns regarding Biden have spread to the lawmakers in Ukraine as well, as a source within the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) conveyed to Kyiv Independent.
"To be honest, [Biden's performance at the NATO summit] was a failure, I don’t think it looked very good... It was supposed to be such a winning summit for him (Biden) before the election, and unfortunately, this whole press conference only again underscored all the issues that appeared in the debate," the source said.
At the first Presidential debate of the year, Biden was found stumbling his way to the end of his sentences while Trump appeared a lot more coherent and composed.
While talking about border security – another crucial topic for this year's presidential election – Biden's statement became increasingly unintelligible, with Trump grabbing the chance to reply: "I really don’t know what he said at the end of that sentence. I don’t think he knows what he said, either."
Another notable example was when he tried to respond to a question about the national debt, and he trailed off toward the end of his response and ended his statement with another one of his verbal gaffes, saying, "We finally beat Medicare."
Trump immediately pounced on the opportunity when it was his turn to respond: "Well he's right, he did beat Medicare. He beat it to death and he's destroying Medicare."
With concerns about who might take the Oval Office in November, 63rd Mechanized Brigade junior lieutenant Pavlo mentioned that he would not want a Trump presidency. "I have a bad opinion about Trump and hope that he will not come to power... I believe that (the Americans) will not vote for him because there are wise people in the U.S.," he said.
On the other hand, U.S. intelligence officials have claimed that Trump is exactly the person Putin wants to see reinstated to the White House.