Joe Biden batted away questions about his fitness for office in a highly-anticipated press conference, saying he is the most qualified person to run for United States president, after mistakenly referring to the Ukrainian leader as "President Putin" and his rival Donald Trump as his "vice-president".

Biden addressed reporters on a wide range of topics on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington DC, in what was billed as a high-stakes news conference on Friday morning (AEST).

Biden and his supporters hoped his performance would ease fears about the 81-year-old's age and mental acuity.

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Chapters:
0:00 Biden says Trump has ‘no commitment’ to NATO
0:32 Mistakenly calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’
1:39 Explains Zelenskyy/Putin mixup
2:52 ‘I’m not in this for my legacy’
4:44 Biden says he will pace himself on the campaign trail
5:26 Biden says European allies want him to win
6:58 Urges China to stop supporting Russia
9:12 Biden says he has ‘no good reason’ to speak to Putin
9:55 China’s influence in the Pacific Ocean
10:30 Calls for end to Israeli occupation in Gaza
12:19 Calls for end to Israel-Hamas war
13:16 ‘Control guns, not girls’
14:00 Says he’s taken three neurological exams
16:21 Biden says ‘no polls’ say Kamala has a better chance
17:00 Biden tells reporter to ‘listen to’ Trump


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