Republican Donald Trump stated that if Russia and Ukraine reach a settlement, it will happen without Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation, since, in his view, dealing with him is harder than dealing with Vladimir Putin. Trump also noted that Zelenskyy publicly claims to want negotiations but does not actually pursue them.

Trump additionally called Ukraine’s strikes on Russian refineries “shameful,” claimed Ukraine “sold off” the missiles received under Biden, and quoted a young Ukrainian woman who accused Zelenskyy of destroying her country. According to the channel @stop_tck_ua.