Trump vs Zelenskyy: What’s behind escalating war of words? | Russia-Ukraine war News

US President Donald Trump described his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelinski, “dictator”, that the rift between them had deepened the peace negotiations in Ukraine.
Trump’s latest Trump’s latest reign against Zelinski came after the Ukrainian leader challenged his allegations that Ukraine began the war. Zelinski also spoke against the disposal of peace talks in Russia and the United States held in the Saudi capital, Rio, on Tuesday.
In an online post later on Wednesday, and during a speech in Miami on the same day, Trump delivered AttacksHe accused us of taking money and involved the country in an endless conflict.
Here is the war of words between Trump and Zelinski and how it can affect the Ukrainian peace talks:
What did Trump said about Zelinski?
On Wednesday’s publication on the social media platform, Trump, Trump wrote that Zelinski, a “somewhat successful comedy” had spoken with the United States of America to spend $ 350 billion, to go to an unbeatable war, this was not to start ” .
Regarding the financing that was spent for Ukraine, he added: “The United States has spent 200 billion dollars more than Europe.”
Trump added that Zelinski “refuses to hold elections, very low in Ukrainian opinion polls, and the only thing he was good to play Biden” like violin. “He said that Zelinski did a” terrible job “as a leader of Ukraine, and considers him” a dictator without elections. “
“Meanwhile, we are somewhat negotiating the war with Russia, which is all that only recognizes” Trump “, and the Trump administration, which you can do. Biden has never tried, Europe has failed to bring peace, and perhaps Zelinski wants to continue “The Train of the Broth.”
On Wednesday, on the stage during the summit of the Future Investment Initiative Institute supported by Saudi Arabia (FII) in Miami, Trump thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting talks on Ukraine, which was attended by American and Russian officials.
On Tuesday, diplomats from Russia and the United States held the first face -to -face talks since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago. Four hours after the talks, the two sides agreed to form a team to work to end the war – the most conflict in Europe since World War II. They also agreed to revive diplomatic relations, which descended to the lowest historical level in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Why does Trump say this and what he said?
Trump’s comments came a day after Zelenskyy said that Trump was inhabited by the “Russian Diaspora space” regarding the war in Ukraine.
“The reason that Donald Trump is doing it is that he has thin skin.” Kimberly Halkit, White House correspondent, White House correspondent, Kimberly Haleette, said he is not happy with the comments made by Volodimir Zelinski earlier. “
On Tuesday, Trump blamed Ukraine for the start of the war, saying: “Today I heard,” Oh, we did not invite. “Well, I was there for three years, you should have ended … You should never start it. That a deal.
He also stressed that Ukraine should take place. He said, without evidence, that Zelinski was getting 4 percent approval.
Some analysts say that the proliferation period of Zelinski came after Trump repeated the Russian conversation points in the Ukraine war and Kiev excluded the Riyadh talks on Tuesday.
While the war of words between Trump and Zelinski recently escalated against the background of peace talks in Ukraine, the hostility was brewing between the two for years.
During the first period of Trump in September 2019, Zelinski wanted to work with American lawyer Rudi Juliani in investigating the political competitor of Democrat Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. Trump claimed that Biden tried to interfere with the Ukrainian public prosecutor regarding his son. This was when Hunter was claimed before Rashawi from Kiev -based company, Bourmma. Hunter Admit In the case of tax evasion, however Pardoned from Biden After months in December 2024.
Although the Ukrainian leader criticized the campaign’s path, Trump met months before the elections in his base in New York in Trump Tower to discuss how to end the war.
What did Zelinski say?
We have evidence that these numbers are discussed between America and Russia. That is, President Trump … Unfortunately, he lives in this field of misinformation. “
The war of words between the two leaders intensified after Trump spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin last week and agreed to hold talks with Moscow without the involvement of Kiev and Europe.
Zelinski, who disturbed him, confirmed that Ukraine, with European countries, needs to be represented in peace talks.
Overtur’s Trump has been astonished to Putin, European leaders who believe that the Russian leader cannot be trusted. They are afraid to leave the Ukraine deal without them Europe vulnerable to Russia’s aggression.
On Wednesday, Zelinski accused the Trump administration of removing Moscow from isolation. He said that Russia cannot be trusted.
This is not positive for Ukraine. What he is doing is that they take Putin out of isolation, and the Russians are happy because the discussion focuses on them. “
Are Trump’s allegations correct?
Zelinski’s state was scheduled to end for five years in May 2024, but the elections were suspended after the customary rulings were announced after the full invasion of Russia for the Eastern nation.
Trump’s numbers in terms of aid to Ukraine contradict the data collected by research institutes.
As of December 2024, European countries sent about $ 138 billion to Ukraine, while the United States sent about 120 billion dollars, according to the KIEL Institute for Global Economy.
Regarding the classification of Zelinski’s approval, at the end of 2024, 52 percent of the Ukrainians said they trust him, according to a survey conducted by the Kiif International Sociology Institute (Kiis).
Trump’s claim that Ukraine has started the war is also incorrect. Russia has sent forces inside Ukraine as part of what it called a “special military operation”, and since then it has acquired nearly 20 percent of the Ukrainian lands.
What are the diplomatic effects?
Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with the Trump envoy of the Ukraine War Russia, Keith Keel, on Thursday in the capital, Kiev.
Ukraine sought security guarantees from its Western allies against the Russian aggression in the event of a peace agreement. “We understand the need for security guarantees,” said Kelog, who arrived in Kiev on Wednesday.
It is difficult to guess the general dispute between Zelinski and Trump on the results of peace talks due to the unpredictable American president’s behavior.
However, the transformation of American policy on Ukraine under Trump will affect the talisman relations, as European leaders are scrambling to respond.
What were the reactions?
“It is simply and the risk of depriving the democratic president for the president,” German counselor Olaf Schools told the Spiel newspaper.
“Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the president of the elected Ukraine state. The fact that appropriate elections cannot be held in the middle of the war in line with the requirements of the Ukrainian constitution and electoral laws. No one should demand otherwise.”
A spokesman for the Downing Street said that UK Prime Minister Kiir Starmer contacted Zelenskyy on Wednesday to reaffirm his support for the Ukrainian leader.
The spokesman added that “it was fully reasonable to suspend the elections during the war period, as the United Kingdom did during World War II.”
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2025-02-20 09:24:00