Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has reacted strongly to US President Donald Trump’s statements about Ukraine. He said at a press conference in Kiev that Trump had been exposed to disinformation from Russia and that the former US president had been misinformed.
Zelenskiy rejected Trump’s claims that “there were no elections in Ukraine” and that “his approval rating dropped to 4 percent,” stressing that according to a poll by the Kiev International Institute of Sociology, the public trusts him by 57 percent. He claimed that some people with Hungarian and Slovak connections around Trump were spreading false information.
Responding to the Trump administration's claim that the US provided the most aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy said that the greatest support actually came from other countries. Expressing his gratitude for the US's aid, the Ukrainian leader stated that Trump and his team should act based on accurate data.
Emphasizing that Russia’s attack on Ukraine was not a “conflict,” but a war directly launched by Putin, Zelensky said the US should not release Russia from international isolation. Also referring to the US-Russia meeting held in Saudi Arabia, Zelensky argued that portraying the invasion of Ukraine as a conflict was dangerous.
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Rejecting Trump’s claim that “the US provided $500 billion in aid to Ukraine,” Zelenskiy emphasized that his country would never make its strategic mines a subject of bargaining. The leader, who said, “I will not sell Ukraine,” stated that they would not agree to any agreement without security guarantees.
Zelenskyy said that NATO is the strongest security guarantee for Ukraine and that they want the war to end as soon as possible. Stating that NATO members should take more security measures for Ukraine, Zelenskyy advised US Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg to personally listen to the people's views.
Finally, Zelenskiy stated that Ukraine has become stronger since the beginning of the war, and that Russia cannot escape responsibility in this process. He stated that they are in contact with the US and the EU for the financing of the Ukrainian army, and that Ukraine has the manpower, but they need technology and production licenses.
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