Trump's divisive comments spark global debate on Zelensky
"Thank you for your support!" - wrote Volodymyr Zelensky on social media. The Ukrainian president posted the message in both English and Ukrainian.
The Ukrainian president expressed gratitude for the support provided to his country in a social media post.
Earlier, Donald Trump, in a post on TruthSocial, harshly criticised Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a "dictator without elections" and urging quick action, "or else he won't have a country." The former U.S. president also accused the Ukrainian leader of dragging the U.S. into a "war that cannot be won."
Regarding these comments, Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz was asked on Fox News. "President Trump made himself very clear. He intends to bring this war to an end, but all parties need to be involved in this," Waltz said.
Vice President J.D. Vance, on the other hand, criticised Zelensky for his public remarks about Donald Trump, calling them a "terrible way" to handle relations with the U.S. administration.
"Denying Zelensky's democratic legitimacy is dangerous"
However, voices were defending the Ukrainian president. "Ukraine has been defending itself against relentless Russian aggression for almost three years, day after day," wrote German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on his profile on platform X. He emphasized that Volodymyr Zelensky was legitimately elected as Ukraine's leader and pointed out that the inability to hold regular elections during wartime aligns with the Ukrainian constitution and electoral law, asserting that no one should suggest otherwise.
John Bolton, Trump's former national security adviser, condemned Trump's remarks about Zelensky and Ukraine as among the most disgraceful ever made by a U.S. president. He emphasized that supporting Ukraine was never an act of charity but rather essential to maintaining strength abroad and safeguarding the American way of life.
Max Seddon, a Moscow correspondent for the Financial Times, expressed surprise at how swiftly and decisively Trump aligned himself with Putin on Ukraine last week. He suggested that even Putin might not have anticipated such a development.
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