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Putin started this war. Putin committed war crimes. Putin is the dictator who murdered his opponents. The EU nations have contributed more to Ukraine. Zelensky polls over 50%. Ukraine wants to be part of the West, Putin hates the West. I don't accept George Orwell's doublethink."
Representative Don Bacon, a Nebraska Republican, posted to X on Wednesday
I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues.....,
Trump concluded in a post to Truth Social on WednesdayDonald Trump's favorability rating is actually HIGHER than it ever was the first time around."
The White House's Rapid Response 47 account posted to X on Sunday ... ABC's Jon KarlSince we are talking about 4 percent, we have seen this disinformation, we understand that it is coming from Russia,
Zelensky saidPresident 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 WednesdayWe have a situation where we haven't had elections in Ukraine, where we have martial law, essentially martial law in Ukraine,
he said when asked if the U.S. would support Russia's reported demands that Kyiv go to the polls as part of a peace dealYes, we are working on post-war elections and want to have all the decisions in advance to protect our democracy from the Russians and internal challenges. But they need security and guarantees,
said Olga Ajvazovska, the top election watchdog in Ukraine
Trump’s logic is based on Russian propaganda. And the fact that the U.S. president is relaying this is anti-moral and anti-democratic,
Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Ovcharenko said.jpg)
In such a difficult time, we, the Ukrainian people, must stand by our leader, who makes no concessions. Just like all of us,
Filashkin said in a statement
Yes, we heard completely unacceptable statements by the U.S. leader about who started the war; about resolving the “conflict in Ukraine” by completely satisfying Putin’s “wishes”; about de facto potentially forcing Ukraine to surrender everything we have been fighting for for 11 years against aggressive dictatorial Russia,
Klympush-Tsintsadze said
Ukraine is a sovereign state! Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the President of Ukraine. Legitimate until another is elected. Only Ukrainians can decide when and under what conditions they should change their government. Today, there are no such conditions,
said Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister of Ukraine and leader of the mildly oppositional Motherland faction in the Ukrainian parliament, in a statement WednesdayNo lying creature, neither in Moscow, nor in Washington, nor anywhere, has the right to open his mouth against him,
Filatov addedThe story that 90 percent of all aid is [from] the United States … you and I understand that the truth is a little different, although we are certainly grateful for the help,
Zelenskyy said
We may like Zelenskyy, or we may not, we may scold him, or we may praise him, we may condemn his actions, or we may applaud them … because he is OUR President,
Borys Filatov, mayor of the industrial city of Dnipro, wrote in a social media postI know so far [the] war cost us $320 billion. Ukrainian taxpayers covered $120 billion. [The] U.S. and [the] European Union covered $200 billion in total. The U.S. has so far provided us [with] $67 billion worth of military aid and $31.5 billion direct budget aid,
Zelenskyy saidEurope as a whole has clearly overtaken the U.S. in terms of Ukraine aid. In total, Europe has allocated €70 billion ($72.2 billion) in financial and humanitarian aid as well as €62 billion in military aid. This compares to €64 billion in military aid from the U.S. as well as €50 billion in financial and humanitarian allocations,
the study published last week readsElections during wartime are impossible and immoral because our military will not be able to participate in them. And without them, elections will never be legitimate. During the war, it is suicidal to start the election race, tearing the country into political camps. Now, more than ever, we need unity and stability,
said Tymoshenko, who opposes Zelenskyy’s idea of offering the West access to Ukraine’s vast reserves of critical mineralsZelenskiy better move fast or he won’t have a country left.”
Trump took to his Truth Social platform, writing
We will defend our right to exist,
he stated on social mediaTrump is reacting, in my view, to ... Russian feedback,
a former Western official said to Reuters