Asked if Trump Is Scapegoating Him, Zelenskyy Just Smiles
Zelensky also said Starlink service was not fully restored and Ukraine still faces a significant shortage of Patriot missiles, he said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declined to discuss his relationship with President Donald Trump at a news conference in Brussels, responding to questions with a gesture and stating, "This is my answer."
- In recent weeks, Trump demanded Ukraine stop striking Russian oil refineries, claiming the attacks drive up global diesel prices. Ukraine initially agreed to a pause but resumed strikes after Russia continued targeting infrastructure.
- Leaders at the Department of Defense received a White House order to slow the Starshield satellite system Ukraine uses for drone operations. Receptors mounted on drones operated only at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour on Thursday.
- Elon Musk claimed that speed limits "are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS," while a senior White House official denied that Trump ordered the disruption.
- The disruption began shortly after Trump publicly criticized Ukraine for attacking Russian oil refineries, as the United States had previously lifted sanctions on Russian oil sales to alleviate financial strain ahead of upcoming elections.
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On the margins of the EU summit, the Ukrainian president resists allegations from the White House. His people are killed, but the air defenses remain out. He answers a question about the US AIDS only with a smile.
Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski, who was asked by a Sky News journalist on Friday if his American counterpart Donald Trump turns him into the scapegoat of the difficulties he faces, responded with a smile and triggered laughter in the room, reports AFP.
Relations between Zelensky and Trump have deteriorated.
In an interview with British Sky News, the journalist asked whether the Ukrainian president feels that Donald Trump is using him as a scapegoat for his own political problems. Zelensky first let the question hang in total silence for fifteen seconds, looked at the interviewer with a grin, and responded dryly with exactly four words: “That is my answer.”
VIDEO - After a journalist's question about his possible role as Donald Trump's "bouc émissaire", Volodymyr Zelensky replied with a simple smile, triggering laughter in the room on Friday in Brussels.
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