According to Zelensky, he refers to the sometimes sharp statements of Trump addressed to him “it is completely normal if it makes Ukraine closer to the end of the war.”
The Ukrainian president noted that the head of the White House chose such tactics, and he “does not want to condemn anyone.”
At the same time, he believes that Trump exposed the illegitimate president of the aggressor country of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and realized that the Russian side was “not entirely open and honest” about the war in Ukraine.
Zelensky added that Putin does not understand anything but power, and America has this power.
Context
Trump, who, together with his team, is an intermediary in negotiations to resolve the Russian war against Ukraine, he repeatedly said that he had “very good relations” with Zelensky and Putin. But at the same time during negotiations on the end of the war, like noted The Washington Post, he much more pressed on Ukraine and only Sometimes he expressed dissatisfaction with Russia. He called Zelensky a “dictator”, but refused to call Putin dictator, explaining this by “” does not use such words frivolously. ” Trump also assumed that with Zelensky “It will be easier to deal with.”
However, sometimes Trump’s criticism against Putin intensified. Commenting on the massive rocket-crushed attacks of Russian invaders in Ukraine in May, Trump said that Putin was “playing with fire.”
