Brutal invasion of Iraq... I mean Ukraine' - Former US president gets two wars mixed up during speech
Former US president George Bush has mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as "brutal" and "unjustified" before correcting himself to say he meant to refer to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Speaking at an event in Dallas, Texas, Mr Bush made the comments while he was criticising Russia's political system.

"The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq," he said, before correcting himself and shaking his head.

He jokingly blamed the mistake on his age.

In 2003, when Mr Bush was president, the United States led an invasion of Iraq over weapons of mass destruction that were never found, leading to the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.