Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 20/02/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Trump’s latest broadside against Volodymyr Zelenskyy comes after the Ukrainian leader challenged his claims that Ukraine had started the war. In an online post later on Wednesday, Trump delivered scathing attacks against the Ukrainian president, accusing him of taking US money and embroiling the country in an endless conflict. He said Zelendskyy had done a “terrible job” as the leader of Ukraine, deeming him “A Dictator without Elections” Trump thanked Saudi Arabia for hosting talks about Ukraine. On Tuesday, diplomats from Russia and the US held the first face-to-face talks since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago. The two sides agreed to form a team to work on ending the war. Trump said Zelenskyy had an approval rating of 4 percent. He said, without evidence, he had a 4 percent approval rating. The pushback came after Trump excluded Kyiv from the Riyadh talks. Zelenskyy’s five-year term was due to end in May 2024. Elections have been suspended after martial law was declared. The numbers cited by Trump in terms of aid to Ukraine contradict the data collected by research institutes. Kellogg arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday and said: “We understand the need for security guarantees” How the public feud between Zelenskyy and Trump would affect the outcome of the peace talks is difficult to guess due to the US president’s unpredictable behaviour. But US policy shift on Ukraine under Trump will impact the transatlantic ties.
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