“We understand all of those challenges. Unfortunately, our partners are being told disinformation,” he said of the lack of elections.
“I don’t want to believe that President Trump thinks like that by himself,” Zelensky said , hinting that Putin allies may be influencing Trump or members of his circle.
Late last week, Trump walked back erroneous claims he made that Ukraine “started” the war with Russia but maintains that Putin “could have been talked out of” invading the country’s neighbor to the west.