Zelenskyy criticizes Trump's waiver of sanctions on Russia as 'wrong'

Foreign Policy as Farce and Folly

While much of the world’s attention has been focused on the Middle East, the war in Ukraine has been escalating. And with the approach of winter, Russia will accelerate its bombardment of Ukrainian cities – a bombardment that has targeted not only the nation’s energy infrastructure but also commuter trains, buses, apartments and other civilian targets, in an attempt to wear down the morale of the Ukrainian people and beat them into submission. R…

Trump Lashes Out at Zelensky For the Ongoing Russian Invasion of Ukraine: ‘He Could Have Made a Deal’

President Donald Trump again took aim at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday, accusing him of failing to reach a deal to end Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and warning that he could have secured a much better agreement years ago. The president signed an executive order Friday to waive a slew of sanctions against Russia that he had just recently signed into law, a week after announcing a diesel deal with Russian President Vlad…

Trump: Zelensky “Never Wanted to End War” with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "never wanted to end" the war with Russia, according to U.S. President Donald Trump. The real estate mogul made the claim in a Truth Social post on Sunday, Oct. 18. "Frankly, with all of the money that Europe is famously giving him, and that crooked Joe Biden gave him in the past, he doesn’t want to end this war, and probably never did," Trump wrote. The statement marked a sharp escalation in Trump's public…

Zelensky tries to hold on as Trump pressures him to concede

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is facing an increasingly untenable situation: the leader of his country’s most-needed ally believes he’s responsible for continuing a war he didn’t start, doesn’t like the way his country is trying to defend itself, and has called for him to be replaced. Zelensky’s relationship with President Donald Trump has been tumultuous for years, but several recent decisions by Trump, which come as Russia continues i…

Donald Trump's Russia Sanctions Move Prompts Stark Warning From Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a stark warning after Donald Trump moved to waive new sanctions targeting Russia. Zelenskyy said the United States formally siding with Vladimir Putin would amount to a “historic mistake” as tensions between Washington and Kyiv continue to grow. Trump’s decision came shortly after the U.S. reached a separate deal involving […]