'I mean Ukraine': George Bush calls Iraq invasion 'unjustified' in gaffe

He jokingly blamed the mistake on his age as the audience burst into laughter.

Bush made the comments in a speech during an event in Dallas on Wednesday, while he was criticising Russia's political system. File picture: AP Photo/Joyce Naltchayan, Pool

Former US President George W Bush 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.

Bush made the comments in a speech during an event in Dallas on Wednesday, while he was criticising Russia's political system.