U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed to mediate a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia while using increasingly hostile rhetoric toward Kyiv, accusing Ukraine of starting the war and calling President Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator without elections.'
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U.S. President Donald Trump has pushed to mediate a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia while using increasingly hostile rhetoric toward Kyiv
Trump accused Ukraine of starting the war and dubbed President Volodymyr Zelensky a 'dictator without elections'
Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for Vladimir Putin's invasion.
Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a dictator without elections.
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