Trump, during an Oval Office meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, tempered his comments about Zelensky, including a social media post last week in which Trump called Zelensky a “dictator with elections.”.
When asked by a reporter whether he still believed Zelensky was a dictator, Trump responded: “Did I say that?
“We want to work with him, President Zelensky … and we will work with him,” Trump said.
It maybe got a little bit testy because we wanted to have a little bit of what the European nations had.”.
Starmer, like French President Emmanuel Macron did alongside Trump on Monday, interjected to note that much of Europe’s assistance for Ukraine was a “gift.”.
Trump has in recent days become increasingly critical of Zelensky as U.S. officials pushed for a deal to end the war in Ukraine.
Asked Thursday whether he thought he could trust Putin, Trump said he thought the Russian leader would keep his word. »