Donald Trump Says Zelensky 'Dictator' Without Elections

 https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-says-zelensky-dictator-without-elections-2033269

Trump, who has had a tense relationship with Zelensky since his succesful presidential campaign, went to Truth Social and attacked Zelensky in a fiery post where he questioned U.S. financial support for Ukraine, and accused Zelenskyy of mishandling the war.

"Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, 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," Trump wrote.

He added that without U.S. support, Zelensky would "never be able to settle" the war and accused the Ukrainian leader of failing to ensure transparency in the aid received.

The exchange between Trump and Zelensky marked a dramatic shift in the relationship between two nations that had been close allies under Trump's predecessor, Joe Biden. During Biden's presidency, the U.S. supplied Ukraine with vital military aid to repel the invasion and leveraged its diplomatic influence to support Kyiv while isolating Russia on the global stage.