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The suspension of elections in Ukraine is a bad deal,
This is outrageous. It's outrageous if not humorous that the president does these sorts of things, goes off on wild tangents and says things that are clearly false,
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin told reporters Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, talked the United States of America into spending $350 Billion Dollars, to go into a War that couldn't be won, that never had to start, but a War that he, without the U.S. and 'TRUMP,' will never be able to settle. A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left."
Trump responded to Zelenskyy on Truth Social on Wednesday The president speaks for himself,
Clearly, Vladimir Putin is responsible for this war,
Republican Senator Thom Tillis told reporters You never should have started it."
Trump brushed off Ukraine's complaints at not being included in negotiations, saying Tuesday I also believe, through bitter experience, that Vladimir Putin is a gangster. He's a gangster with a black heart,
We greatly appreciate the bicameral and bipartisan support of the US Congress to the Ukrainian people in our fight against the Russian aggression
I'm concerned they haven't held an election in a long time and we are funding their government.
I trust President Trump. He's a master negotiator, and I think he's going to get to a lasting peace. I'm not going to get into the tactics. President Trump is going to be able to deliver it."
U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri told reporters I do not agree that President Zelensky is to blame in any way. This was a rogue invasion by Russia."
Maine U.S. Senator Susan Collins said on Wednesday Mr. President, Ukraine did not "start" this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion claiming hundreds of thousands of lives,
Pence said in a post on X, formerly Twitter Today I heard, 'Oh, well, we weren't invited'. Well, you've been there for three years. You should have ended it — three years. You should have never been there. You should have never started it."
On Tuesday, after the U.S. and Russia held discussions in Saudi Arabia without Ukrainian representatives, Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war I would like Trump's team to be more truthful. Because all of this certainly does not have a positive impact on Ukraine. But it does help bring Putin out of isolation."
President Trump, with great respect for him as a leader of the people (...) unfortunately, lives in this disinformation space,
Zelensky said in a news conference on Wednesday When it comes to blame for the Russian invasion of Ukraine, I blame Putin above all others,
Graham added in a post on X, claiming If you'd told me just three months ago that these were the words of the US president, I would have laughed out loud. [Trump] is 200 percent right [about Zelenskyy]. Bankrupt clown."
Dmitry Medvedev, a top Kremlin security official, remarked We held elections during World War Two. Britain held elections during World War Two. If they're a democracy, they should hold elections. I don't think that's difficult,
he told reporters Thursday A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do,
As always, Senator Graham is constructive and doing a lot to help bring peace closer,