In April 2022 Boris Johnson went to Kiev at the behest of the Biden administration. At the time Ukraine was on the verge of signing a peace deal with Moscow and Johnson was sent to persuade Zelensky from signing with promises of unwavering support. Much has changed since then and many hundreds of thousands have died and Ukraine has nothing to show for their sacrifice. Trump\u2019s criticism ignores this whole shameful episode and the West’s role in prolonging the war. Ed.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Volodymyr Zelensky, labelling him a \u201cdictator\u201d for not holding elections.<\/p>\n
The US president said in a post on his Truth Social that the Ukrainian president had done a \u201cterrible job\u201d and said he needed to \u201cmove fast or he is not going to have a country left\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died \u2013 And so it continues\u2026\u201d Mr Trump said in a post on Truth Social.<\/p>\n
He also accused Mr Zelensky of \u201cplaying Biden \u2018like a fiddle\u2019\u201d and suggested he wanted to \u201ckeep the gravy train going\u201d, referring to the billions of dollars in military aid donated to Kyiv by Washington.<\/p>\n
The US president\u2019s comments come after he accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, you\u2019ve been there for three years. You should have ended it three years\u2026you should have never started it,\u201d he said after responding to claims Kyiv had been frozen out of peace negotiations.<\/p>\n
In response, Mr Zelensky accused the US president of living in a \u201cdisinformation bubble\u201d.<\/p>\n