Trump Calls Zelenskyy A Comedian & Swindler Asking Him to Quit, Piling on Pressure for Snap Polls in Ukraine

Washington: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday shredded Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling him a ‘swindler’ who tricked America into spending billions of dollars in a war which couldn't be won and should have never started. Trump called Zelenskyy a ‘dictator without elections’ who has done a terrible job as his country is shattered and millions have unnecessarily died. He warned the Ukrainian counterpart to move fast on negotiation deal with Russia else he's not going to have a country left to run.

Trump's strong words against Zelenskyy have come after he blamed him earlier for starting a war Russia knowing he couldn't have ever won it and should have struck a deal even before it had started.

Zelenskyy is a swindler, tricked America into spending billions of dollars, says Trump

Taking to his own social media platform, Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote, "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 US and “TRUMP,” will never be able to settle.” 

“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 equalisation, in that this war is far more important to Europe than it is to us — We have a big, beautiful ocean as separation,” the US President said. 

According to AP, Congress has actually appropriated $175 billion since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 but most of didn't ever reach Ukraine. 

Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator without elections 

Coming hard on Zelenskyy, Trump called Zelenskyy a ‘dictator without elections’ who refuses to go to elections because his approval rating is low in polls.

Trump says, “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.”

Successfully negotiating Ukraine war, says Trump 

Giving an ultimatum to Zelenskyy to move fast on peace talks, Trump reaffirmed that his administration is successfully negotiating an end to the war with Russia, something all admit only “TRUMP,” and the Trump Administration, can do.

“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," Trump sad.

Trump further blamed the Biden administration for never ever trying to end the conflict adding Europe has also failed to bring peace.

US getting frustrated with Zelenskyy's attitude 

Getting a push from Trump and now from Russian side also to kickstart the peace talks, the effort is facing a cold response from Zelenskyy who is blaming Washington for tilting more towards Moscow and doing everything the way Putin wants it.

Amid this, Zelenskyy told his officials not to sign off a proposed agreement to give United States access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals, a move that has left US officials frustrated. Zelenskyy has slammed US for caring about its own interests. 

Trump, Zelenskyy trade barbs at each other over Ukraine war

Earlier today, Zelenskyy mocked Trump saying the President was living in ‘Russian disinformation space’ after the latter blamed the Ukrainian counterpart of starting war with Russia knowing he couldn't won it.

Kyiv has been of the opinion that peace talks to end the war are being too favourable towards Moscow.