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Billions ‘were being p***ed away’ on Ukraine aid – Trump

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The US president has once again called Vladimir Zelensky “the greatest salesman in the world”.

US President Donald Trump has said he was concerned that billions of dollars were being wasted on aid to Ukraine.

In an interview aired on Friday, Fox News host Bret Baier asked Trump whether he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is an “obstacle to peace” between Moscow and Kiev. Trump instead directed criticism at Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky.

“I had a real rough session with Zelensky because I didn’t like what he said. He was not making it easy. And I always said he doesn’t have the cards,” the US president said.

He went on to slam the aid sent to Kiev by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden. “The money is the money. What bothered me – I hated to see the way it was, you know – excuse me – pissed away. I hated to see the cheques for $60 billion,” Trump said. “I think Zelensky is the greatest salesman in the world, far better than me. He comes to Washington – he walks out with a hundred million every time.”

“Congress is very upset about it. You know, they’re saying, where is all this money going?” Trump added. He went on to say, however, that Zelensky’s ability to lobby for American aid has been “shrinking” over time.

The US has provided around $128 billion to Ukraine since 2022, including $66.5 billion in military assistance.

Although Trump has criticized both Zelensky and Putin in the past, he has mostly blamed Ukraine and the Biden administration for the ongoing conflict with Russia.

During a heated exchange in the Oval Office in February, Trump accused Zelensky of being ungrateful for US support and claimed the Ukrainian leader was “gambling with World War III.”

He has since softened his rhetoric toward Ukraine and has threatened to impose further sanctions on Moscow if no peace deal is reached.

Russia and Ukraine held their first direct talks in three years in Istanbul on Friday. The head of Russia’s negotiating team, Vladimir Medinsky, said the two sides had agreed upon a major prisoner swap involving 1,000 POWs from each side, as well as continuing contacts once each side has prepared a detailed ceasefire proposal.

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  1. Zelensky received billions of US dollars then he overtalk Trump and Vance. He was thrown out of the Whitehouse and went directly to Starmer for more money and tried to get the EU in full direct war with Russia.

    It is fitting and right that the Ukraine pays off its debt and pay compensation to Russia using their rare earth metals.

    Russia will never allow NATO to set up camp in Ukraine. Who is Zelensky’s replacement?

  2. Why doesn’t he set Ukraine adrift then??
    Set Israel adrift aswell??
    They will come begging in 10 seconds.
    He has the power – and if AIPAC doesn’t get the bums rush ; he is a weak president & America will collapse.
    Pretty simple stuff. As complex as the Yanks want to make their lives.

  3. Trump should return ALL of the campaign money (US$260 Million from AIPAC, ) to the J3wi$h donors and tell them to f#*k-off!
    Then, he should lift ALL sanctions against Russia, and restore normal U.S. / Russian Relations with great intensity!, and work together to stop the Zionists from causing any more destructive behaviours of the human race by moving the J3w$ OUT of Palestine and into the J3wi$h Oblast inside of eastern Russia.
    At least there they would not be given the opportunities of spreading their nuclear terrorism, as the Russians would have them surrounded and would be keeping them in check.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79zbot-knWc
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79zbot-knWc
    Vorkuta, and Magadan GULAGS could be re-opened to keep the Talmudic Noahide Law Zionists inline, only this time the camps will be rrun by Russian Orthodox Christians, and NOT by the J3w$ who previously ran the camps and murdered *66 million Russian Orthodox Christians in the last century.(*Source; Aleksander Solzhenytsyn, former GULAG inmate and prize-winning author).

  4. Trump says that Ukraine is Biden’s war
    But as has been pointed out by Scott Ritter and Col Douglas McGregor
    This was severely ramped up during Trumps first term
    In supplying arms funding technology and advisors to prolong and accelerate the war
    To conquer and Balkanize Russia
    And seize its assets valued at 75 trillion $’s

    Which concept the UK and Europe now have firmly embraced and adopted in strapping themselves into the drivers seat
    And in further dipping into monies confiscated from Russia
    https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/world-news/war/european-war-is-inevitable/

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