The Ukrainian leader’s approval rating is rising, and critics have backed off after he was humiliated and criticized by President Trump, who has also demanded new elections in Ukraine.

Trump’s Scathing New Attack Shocks Zelensky Ahead of U.S.-Ukraine Talks | ‘He Took Our Money Like…’. As Ukraine prepares for high-stakes negotiations with U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump has unleashed a blistering new attack on President Volodymyr Zelensky.

U.S. President Donald Trump accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of being ungrateful for American military assistance in an interview with Fox News on March 9. Washington stopped providing military aid and intelligence to Kyiv in the wake of a contentious White House meeting on Feb.

Trump has spent weeks bashing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and, this week, the U.S. paused giving military aid to and sharing intelligence with Ukraine.

Keir Starmer’s spokesman has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that Ukraine could cease to exist after its war with Russia. Speaking to reporters on Monday, the prime minister’s representative said the UK has always focused on making sure Ukraine emerges as a “sovereign territory”,