Trump insiders advise Zelensky to leave Ukraine immediately
Trump insiders advise Zelensky to leave Ukraine immediately
2025-02-21
Shafaq News/ The American newspaper ” New York Post ” reported that people close to President Donald Trump advised the outgoing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave his country as soon as possible.
The newspaper quoted a source close to the White House as saying, “The best option for Zelensky and the world is his immediate departure to France.”
According to the newspaper, Zelensky has a small number of supporters among those close to the American leader, as a White House official told the newspaper that he does not like Zelensky, pointing to the persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under his leadership as one of the reasons.
For his part, Trump accused Kiev of holding up the rare earth deal, and US presidential adviser Mike Walz said the president was disappointed that Zelensky did not negotiate and accept the opportunity offered to him to repay the aid to Ukraine.
He added that the offensive words directed by Kyiv towards the head of the White House were unacceptable.
In recent days, the US president has made a number of harsh statements about Zelensky, describing him on his Truth Social platform as an unelected dictator and warning that he could “lose his country.”
In turn, Zelensky made a rude comment about Trump, saying that “the American president lives in a space of disinformation.”
US President Donald Trump Jr.’s son also said that Volodymyr Zelensky would have to win the Ukrainian conflict without US money.
Ukrainian MP Aleksandr Dubinsky organized a vote via the Telegram app to elect candidates for the Ukrainian presidency, setting two voting options, one of which was a “mop” and the other was Zelensky. The “mop” won by a large margin of votes over Zelensky (97% for the mop versus 3% for Zelensky).
Trump’s statements come in the wake of Russian-American talks in Riyadh, during which he simultaneously pointed to Zelensky’s incompetence, low popularity, and the need to hold elections in Ukraine.
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