US President Donald Trump suddenly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him “dictator without election” and warning that he must move quickly to ensure peace with Russia or risk losing his country.
The remarks, published on Trump’s Trump Social Platform, occurred shortly after Zelensky responded to the previous statements of Trump according to which Ukraine was responsible for the invasion of Russia in 2022.
Zelensky said Trump was trapped in a “Russian disinformation bubble” and underlined the false stories about his approval notes, which Trump had set at only 4%.
Zelensky, who recently met Trump’s Ukrainian envoy, Keith Kellogg in kyiv, refuted Trump’s statements, declaring that recent polls showed that 57% of Ukrainians trust him. He also pointed out that any attempt to replace him during the current war would fail and stressed his conviction that Trump’s comments were influenced by Russian disinformation.
This war of in progress between the two leaders reflects a significant change in American foreign policy under the direction of Trump. A few weeks after his presidency, Trump has already taken measures for Alter the approach of Washington in Ukraine and Russia.
His awareness of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, including a telephone call and future discussions between us and the Russian officials, marks a spectacular gap in previous efforts to isolate Russia diplomatically.
Trump hinted a potential meeting with Putin later this month, while the Kremlin suggested that US companies could return to Russia in the second quarter of the year.
Trump’s criticism of Zelensky highlights the growing fracture between the two leaders, each accusing the other of not having approached the complexities of the Ukrainian conflict.
