Trump is in disinformation bubble on Ukraine war, Zelensky says

Name: Ukraine says it won’t accept any US-Russia peace deal reached without Kyiv
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Speaking ahead of talks with Trump’s Ukraine envoy, Zelensky said he would like Trump’s team to have ‘more truth’ about Ukraine

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on Wednesday. Zelensky said Russia’s leadership are “liars” after a Russian drone attack overnight that followed talks in Saudi Arabia between Russian and US officials. Photo: AFP

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Published: 10:15pm, 19 Feb 2025Updated: 1:13am, 20 Feb 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hit back on Wednesday at Donald Trump’s suggestion that Ukraine was responsible for Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion, saying the US president was trapped in a Russian disinformation bubble.

Speaking ahead of talks with Trump’s Ukraine envoy a day after Trump said Ukraine “should never have started” the conflict, Zelensky said he would like Trump’s team to have “more truth” about Ukraine.

The Ukrainian leader said Trump’s assertion that his approval rating was just 4 per cent was Russian disinformation and that any attempt to replace him would fail.

“We have evidence that these figures are being discussed between America and Russia. That is, President Trump … unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,” Zelensky told Ukrainian TV.

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Ukraine says it won’t accept any US-Russia peace deal reached without Kyiv

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