Trump calls Zelenskyy ‘dictator’ as tensions rise between leaders over Russia-Ukraine war
Zelenskyy accused Trump earlier on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made ‘disinformation space’
US President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., February 18, 2025. REUTERS
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President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections”, lashing out after the Ukrainian president said Trump was being influenced by Russian disinformation as he moves to end the Kremlin's war against Ukraine on terms that Kyiv says are too favourable to Moscow.
“Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn't be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle,” Trump said of Zelenskyy, who was popular television star in Ukraine before running for office.
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Trump added in his social media post that Zelenskyy is “A Dictator without Elections”!!
Because of Russia's invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has delayed elections that were scheduled for April 2024.
Zelenskyy accused Trump earlier on Wednesday of living in a Russian-made “disinformation space”.
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