In addition, Trump urged the Ukrainian President to act quickly if Zelenskyi wants to keep his country.
19.2. 18: 37 • Updated 19.2. 19:21
US president Donald Trump called the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “As a dictator without elections” social media on the platform.
Trump accused Zelensky for “persuading” the United States to spend $ 350 billion in war, “cannot be won and should not have started.”
Trump claimed that the United States has used 200 billion more to support Ukraine than Europe, but does not get anything in return.
Trump pointed out that president Joe Biden did not require “balancing” to support Ukraine.
In addition, Trump urged the President of Ukraine to “act quickly” in his update.
“It is better to operate quickly or have no country left,” Trump wrote on social media on its platform.
The world leaders have recently stunned their speeches about the peace of Ukraine. They have made such statements.
British The Guardian According to Trump’s claims for supporting Ukraine are not true.
The Economic Research Institute The Kiel Institute for the World’s Economy, which follows the support to Ukraine, calculates that EU and EU countries have given more support to Ukraine than the United States. EU countries have allocated support for Ukraine over EUR 132 billion, while the US-allocated aid remains over EUR 114 billion.
In addition, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte pointed out last week that nearly 60 percent of the support provided by NATO to Ukraine came from Europe and Canada in 2024.
In proportion to GDP in relation to Ukraine, Estonia and Denmark (2.5%), Lithuania (2.1%), Latvia (1.8%), Finland (1.3%) and Sweden and Poland (1.2%) have given .
Zelenskyi: Trump to live in a fake news stump
Trump’s comment was the answer to Zelensky’s comment that Trump lives in a fake news.
Trump said earlier that elections should be held in Ukraine because of the low popularity of Zelensky.
The allegations of the low popularity of Zelensky are originally part of the Russian propaganda campaign designed to undermine faith in Zelensky’s position.
On Wednesday, the Ukrainian President criticized Donald Trump’s claim and the fact that Trump accused Ukraine for the outbreak of war.
Trump’s comment sparked opposition among Ukrainian politicians. For example, the Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha Comment on X that Ukraine will fight for its existence.
“The Ukrainian people and the president refused to submit to Putin’s pressure,” Sibyha wrote.
Ukrainian Constitution does not oblige presidential elections
The Ukrainian President’s office was expected to end last spring. Ukraine does not organize elections during the war.
The Ukraine Constitution dictates, on the one hand, that the president’s office is five years, but on the other hand, the president will serve in his office until the choice of his successor.
Updated 19.2.2025 at 7:20 pm: Added background information on support from Europe and the United States to Ukraine.