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(The Guardian) Trump accuses Zelenskyy of helping to start war in extraordinary attack
Donald Trump has claimed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy helped to start his country’s war with Russia.
The Republican presidential candidate’s extraordinary criticism – the war started when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory – comes as Joe Biden arrives in Europe for closed-door discussions with allies with Ukraine high on the agenda.
As Reuters reports, Trump’s comments indicate he is likely to radically shift US policy toward Russia if he wins the 5 November election.
The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskyy on the campaign trail, repeatedly calling him “the greatest salesman on Earth” for having solicited and received billions of dollars of US military aid since the war broke out in 2022. Trump has also slammed the Ukrainian leader for failing to seek peace with Moscow, and he has suggested Ukraine may have to cede some of its land to Russia to make a peace deal, a concession Kyiv considers unacceptable.
Trump’s comments on the PBD Podcast on Thursday with Patrick Bet-David went a step further than his previous criticism. He said Zelenskyy was to blame not just for failing to end the war, but for helping start it. “That doesn’t mean I don’t want to help him because I feel very badly for those people. But he should never have let that war start. The war’s a loser,” Trump said.
Meanwhile on Friday, Biden will seek to cement cooperation with key European partners on issues from the Ukraine war to conflict in the Middle East during a swift swansong trip to Berlin. “We’re wheels down in Berlin,” Biden wrote in a post on X overnight. “Ready to greet old friends and strengthen our close alliance as we stand together for freedom and against tyranny around the world.”
Donald Trump has claimed Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy helped to start his country’s war with Russia.
The Republican presidential candidate’s extraordinary criticism – the war started when Russia invaded Ukrainian sovereign territory – comes as Joe Biden arrives in Europe for closed-door discussions with allies with Ukraine high on the agenda.
As Reuters reports, Trump’s comments indicate he is likely to radically shift US policy toward Russia if he wins the 5 November election.
The Republican former president has frequently criticized Zelenskyy on the campaign trail, repeatedly calling him “the greatest salesman on Earth” for having solicited and received billions of dollars of US military aid since the war broke out in 2022. Trump has also slammed the Ukrainian leader for failing to seek peace with Moscow, and he has suggested Ukraine may have to cede some of its land to Russia to make a peace deal, a concession Kyiv considers unacceptable.
Trump’s comments on the PBD Podcast on Thursday with Patrick Bet-David went a step further than his previous criticism. He said Zelenskyy was to blame not just for failing to end the war, but for helping start it. “That doesn’t mean I don’t want to help him because I feel very badly for those people. But he should never have let that war start. The war’s a loser,” Trump said.
Meanwhile on Friday, Biden will seek to cement cooperation with key European partners on issues from the Ukraine war to conflict in the Middle East during a swift swansong trip to Berlin. “We’re wheels down in Berlin,” Biden wrote in a post on X overnight. “Ready to greet old friends and strengthen our close alliance as we stand together for freedom and against tyranny around the world.”
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