Washington – President Trump attacked Ukrainian President Volodzimir Zelensky as a “dictator without elections”, sounded from the Kremlin's rhetoric about the war in Ukraine and Escalation of public hostility between two leaders.
In A Post on the truth social On Wednesday, Mr. Trump attacked Zelenskyy, accusing him that he included the United States of providing billions to help Ukraine and abused it.
“Think about it, modestly successful comedian, Volodimir Zelensky, told the United States to spend $ 350 billion to go into war that could not be won, and never needed to start, but the war without the United States and “Trump” will never be able to get settled, “Mr. Trump wrote.
Mr. Trump overlooked the amount of assistance sent to Ukraine after Russia's invasion of 2022. The US rendered $ 66 billion. The Congress has given $ 175 billion in economic, humanitarian and military assistance to Ukraine.
“He refuses to hold elections, very low on Ukrainian polls, and the only thing he was good is Biden,” Mr. Trump wrote. There will be no country. “
Zelensky was elected President of Ukraine in 2019 with 73% of the vote. The country delayed the elections that were scheduled for the beginning of 2024 from the war with Russia. One recent Public opinion poll Ukraine showed that 57% of Ukrainians said they trust Zelenskyy, compared to 37% who said they did not.
A high administration official told CBS News that Mr. Trump's attack on Zeleanskyy was a direct response to the President of Ukraine, saying that Mr. Trump acted in Russian creation “Space of misinformation”
“We see a lot of misinformation, and this is happening from Russia,” Zelensky said on Wednesday. “Unfortunately, President Trump, with all respect … lives in this space misinformation.”
Zelensky's comment came a day after Mr. Trump accused Ukraine at the beginning of the war with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, falsely effort Ukraine was ruled by “neo -Nazis” who threatened Russia and its neighbors.
US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia earlier this week about the war end. Ukrainian officials were not included in the meeting.
Several republican senators disagreed with Mr. Trump's criticism on Zelensky on the Capitol Hill. Senator Lisa Murkovsky of Alaska stated that “he would never call President Zelensky dictator.” Senator Susan Collins with Meng said Zelensky was not guilty of invading Russia. “
“To equate anyone, or assume that anyone in Ukraine is responsible for this war, forgets the fact that Putin has lied,” said Senator Tom Tilis from North Carolina. “He lied at every turn, and I believe that any resolution in Ukraine, which makes him feel as he won or just pushed to the tie is a bad idea.”
Mike Pence, who held the post of Vice President Mr Trump during his first term, also opposed the president's comments, sharing the Fox News article since February 24, 2022, with the heading “Russia invaded Ukraine in the largest European attack after World War II.”
“Mr. President, Ukraine does not” started “this war”, pence wrote. “Russia has launched an unpowered and brutal invasion, stating hundreds of thousands of lives. The truth must be built in the truth.”
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