US President Joe Biden has said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "did not want to hear it" when US intelligence gathered information that Russia was preparing to invade.

Speaking at a Democratic fundraising event in Los Angeles, Biden said he knew "many people thought he was exaggerating," when he said reports had revealed that Russia's Vladimir Putin would "go beyond state borders with the army ”.

"There was no doubt," Biden said.

"And Zelensky did not want to hear it," he added, reports

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In the weeks before the start of the war, on February 24, some commentators say Zelensky had risen publicly after Biden administration officials repeatedly warned that a Russian invasion was very likely.

Recall that Putin has stated that he is pursuing the mission of returning the "original territories" that had belonged to Peter the Great.

Otherwise, Russia continued last night with continuous attacks causing material damage.