Zelenskyy is a modestly successful comedian and a dictator without elections : US President Trump

US President Trump lashes out at Ukraine’s President

Washington DC/Kyiv (USA/Ukraine) – US President Donald Trump created a controversy by posting on ‘X’ and calling Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘a modestly successful comedian and a dictator without elections’. Prior to this, Trump had said that Zelenskyy’s popularity in Ukraine had dropped to just 4%. In response, Zelenskyy had said that Trump was living in disinformation space. In reply to that, Trump posted the statement mentioned above. Zelenskyy’s presidential term ended in May last year. However, since Russia’s invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has been under military rule, and the presidential elections have been postponed.

US President Donald Trump labels Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator” and warns he may lose his country if he doesn’t act quickly.#RussiaUkraineWar #Geopoliticspic.twitter.com/WqUOAPjBZl

— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) February 20, 2025

1. Trump further wrote in his post, ‘I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died (sic)’.

2. Trump had warned Zelenskyy a day earlier asking him to better move fast or he is not going to have a country left.

3. Trump expressed his view that Russia would like to end the conflict in Ukraine.

Support for Zelenskyy from European leaders

1. European leaders are supporting Zelenskyy. German Vice Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that it is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelenskyy his democratic legitimacy.

2. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that it was perfectly reasonable to suspend elections during war time.

3. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson also criticised Trump.

4. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Ukraine is fighting to protect the rules-based order that keeps us all safe around the world.