Ukraine war: "Shame" - Why Trump increasingly seeks confrontation with Zelenskyy
While the US President is courting Kremlin chief Putin, he is boycotting Selenskyj. Trump's attitude is not only irritating to Europeans, but also increasingly to Republicans.
The relationship between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky is highly unpredictable, with Trump sometimes praising Zelensky as a "brave defender" of his nation and other times calling him an anti-democratic "dictator without elections". Trump's statements often reflect the state of peace negotiations, with his tone towards Zelensky changing depending on the Ukrainian president's willingness to compromise.
The relationship has now reached a new low, with Europeans questioning whether Trump will finally break with Zelensky and side with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of Zelensky's visit to the EU summit on Friday. Europeans had long tried to keep the US government on the side of Ukraine supporters, but several indicators suggest Trump has a deliberately negative stance towards Kyiv.
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