Ukraine war: Trump praises Russia and blocks EU aid for Kiev
The US President is now openly taking sides with Russia in the Ukraine war. Zelensky is increasingly relying on other conversation partners in Washington.
Berlin. US President Donald Trump has openly taken sides with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the ongoing Ukraine war. On Monday, he claimed that Russia had behaved "well" in dealing with Ukraine, noting that "they haven't done much." He made the same assessment of Russia's ally China. In reality, Putin has expanded his aerial campaign against Ukrainian cities in the fifth year of the conflict, causing dozens of civilian deaths every week.
A young girl was killed while walking in the city of Charkiw during one such attack on Monday. The photo of the deceased toddler in her pram circulated widely on social media alongside Trump's praise for Russia. Clearly, Trump is using the Ukraine issue in his campaign to divert attention from his domestic problems ahead of the November midterm elections.
He is specifically trying to make Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky the scapegoat for soaring diesel prices.
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