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Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Russia, Ukraine, Politics
Poppy Bilderbeck
Topics: Donald Trump, US News, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, Russia, Ukraine, Politics
Donald Trump has detailed the order in which he believes Putin, Biden and Zelenskyy are to blame for the ongoing war in Ukraine.
After being sworn in as the 47th President of the US, Donald Trump stated he'd be able to ensure a quick end to the war in Ukraine; however, it hasn't turned out quite as smoothly as he expected.
Earlier this month, Trump publicly revealed he was 'very angry' and even 'p****d off' at Russian leader Vladimir Putin, condemning him for slating Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's leadership.
Putin took it surprisingly well; however, he later ordered Russia's biggest conscription drive despite efforts from the US to orchestrate a ceasefire agreement between Ukraine and Russia - although Vice Admiral Vladimir Tsimlyansky claimed the new conscripts wouldn't be sent to fight in the ongoing war.
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Now, with no clear-cut successful ceasefire agreement, Trump has turned around and simply slammed both leaders - alongside his predecessor Joe Biden, of course.
During a meeting with El Salvador President Nayib Bukele on April 13, Trump didn't hold back from airing his thoughts, once again, on Zelenskyy.
He branded the Ukrainian leader 'a dictator without elections' and accused him of having 'done a terrible job'.
However, it wasn't only Zelenskyy to feel Trump's wrath, the POTUS later telling reporters in the Oval Office that ultimately, he believe 'the mistake was letting the war happen' in the first place' - which he blames on not only Zelenskyy, but Biden and Putin too.
Trump continued: "If Biden were competent, and if Zelensky were competent, and I don’t know that he is, we had a rough session with this guy [Zelensky].
"He just kept asking for more and more that war should have never been allowed to happen.
"That war, I went four years and Putin wouldn’t even bring it up. And as soon as the election was rigged, and I wasn’t here, that war started."
Indeed, alongside being 'p****d off' with Putin, Trump also had a run-in with Zelenskyy - the pair coming to blows during the Ukrainian President's trip to the White House.
The visit - which took place in February - saw Trump raise his voice at Zelenskyy and accuse him of not being in 'a very good position'.
However, ultimately, speaking to press outside the office, the businessman resolved 'millions of people are dead because of three people' - those three being Zelenskyy, Putin and Biden.
Trump argued: "Let’s say Putin number one, let’s say Biden, who had no idea what the hell he was doing, number two, and Zelensky.
"[...] That’s a war that should never have been allowed to start. Biden could have stopped it and Zelensky could have stopped it and Putin should never have started it. Everybody’s to blame."
'All' Trump 'can do'? Well, 'try and stop it'.
He resolved: "I want to stop the killing. And I think we’re doing well in that regard. I think you’ll have some very good proposals very soon."