U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky "did not want to hear" U.S. warnings before Russia began its military operation in Ukraine. During a fundraising reception in Los Angeles for the Democratic Party, Biden said, "Many people thought I was exaggerating when I spoke about a Russian attack on Ukraine before it started." He continued in front of reporters, "But I knew we had information in that direction. Russian President Vladimir Putin was on his way to cross the border. There was no doubt, and Zelensky did not want to hear that."