In his most forceful comments yet, President Donald Trump seemingly sought to pressure Volodymyr Zelenskyy in toning down his rhetoric and talk peace with Russia, rebuking the Ukrainian leader for having ending democratic elections amid martial law.
"Think of it, a modestly successful comedian, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, 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, but a War that he, without the U.S. and "TRUMP," will never be able to settle," Trump wrote in a scathing rebuke Wednesday morning,
"The United States has spent $200 Billion Dollars more than Europe, and Europe's money is guaranteed, while the United States will get nothing back.
"Why didn't Sleepy Joe Biden demand Equalization, in that this War is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful Ocean as separation.
"On top of this, Zelenskyy admits that half of the money we sent him is 'MISSING.'
"He refuses to have Elections, is very low in Ukrainian Polls, and the only thing he was good at was playing Biden 'like a fiddle.'
"A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left."
Trump's comments came as Zelenskyy just rejected talk of forcing him to hold a democratic election again and a White House official reportedly said it came as a direct backlash to Zelenskyy claiming Trump lives in a Russian "disinformation space."
Also, it comes as Keith Kellogg, Trump's Ukraine envoy, is meeting with Zelenskyy and his Secretary State Marco Rubio and a delegation had just concluded preliminary talks with top Russia officials in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
"In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only 'TRUMP,' and the Trump Administration, can do," Trump's Truth Social post continued. "Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the 'gravy train' going.
"I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died – And so it continues….."
Eric Mack ✉
Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.
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