President Donald Trump Called the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator without election” Wednesday in a social post of truth, extending a verbal combat match between the two world leaders the day after the American and Russian officials without Ukrainian representation to discuss the terms to end the Russia of 3 years of Russia Invasion.
“He refuses to have elections, is very weak in Ukrainian polls, and the only thing in which it was good was to play (former president Joe) biden” as a violin “. A dictator without elections, Zelenskyy would do better to move quickly or there will be a country, “Trump Posted on Truth Social.
Zelenskyy canceled an election planned for spring 2024, saying that it could not be held in the midst of a war and the taxation of martial law in accordance with the Ukrainian Constitution.
Trump also said on Tuesday that Zelenskyy would not win if an election had been held and said that his approval ratings were seated 4% in Ukraine. A Opinion poll published Wednesday Through the Kyiv International Sociology Institute has shown that 57% of Ukrainians trust Zelenskyy.
“We have seen this disinformation. We understand that it comes from Russia, “Zelenskyy told journalists on Wednesday, adding that Trump” lives in this disinformation space “.
A departure from the American position
Trump’s comments, including an accusation overnight that Ukraine began his war with Russia, and the desire to negotiate with Russia without the presence of Ukrainian representatives is a departure from the United States on actions of the Russian government and shocked Ukraine and its European allies.
The United States and a global coalition of more than 50 nations have spent billions of dollars to bring weapons and supplies to Ukraine when it argued to defend itself after the Russian forces invaded in February 2022. Biden paid a surprise visit to Ukraine in 2023 in Reiterate American support, And the congress has repeatedly approved financial and military aid.
Trump’s first vice-president Mike Pence repulsed Trump’s new vice-president on Wednesday.
“Mr. President, Ukraine did not” start “this war. Russia launched an uninsured and brutal invasion by claiming hundreds of thousands of lives. The path of peace must be built on the truth”, Pence Posted on X.
This week, US officials met their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia to discuss the end of the war. Ukraine and other European countries have not been included in talks. French president Emmanuel Macron held a separate meeting With European leaders on Monday.
In his article on social networks, Trump took the merit of trying to end the conflict and said that “Zelenskyy probably wanted to advance the” sauce train “.
Trump said on Tuesday that Ukraine was responsible for the invasion of Russia From the country three years ago, a commentary echoing the rhetoric of the Russian president Vladimir Putin. Trump also argued that kyiv could have concluded an agreement to avoid conflict or stopped him over time.
“Today, I heard:” Oh, well, we were not invited. “Well, you’ve been there for three years,” Trump told journalists on Tuesday in his field of Florida, Mar-A-Lago.
“You should never have started,” he added, referring to Ukraine. “You could have concluded an agreement.”
