This audio is created with AI assistance. U.S. President Donald Trump chose not to label Russian President Vladimir Putin a dictator while responding to journalists on the sidelines of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Feb. 24.
I think we're going to see how it all works out," Trump said on Feb. 24 when asked if he would call Putin a dictator the same way he labeled President Volodymyr Zelensky on Feb. 19.
Trump called Ukrainian leader a "dictator" in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, accusing him of refusing to hold elections, and repeating false claims about the war in Ukraine.
Trump will meet with Zelensky within the next two weeks to finalize a minerals deal.
Trump said in early February that he wanted to strike a deal with Ukraine involving access to rare earth minerals in exchange for continued aid.
Trump later claimed that Kyiv has "essentially agreed" to a $500 billion resource deal.
Following Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to meet Trump on Feb. 27. »
