Donald Trump recently made comments that suggest a big change in US policy towards Russia if he wins the upcoming election. On a podcast‚ he blamed Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start the war with Russia — a step further than his usual criticism
Trump often calls Zelenskiy “the greatest salesman on Earth“ for getting billions in US military aid since the war began. He thinks Zelenskiy shouldʼve tried harder for peace with Moscow and might need to give up some land to Russia (something Ukraine wont accept)
On the PBD Podcast‚ Trump said‚ “That doesnt mean I dont want to help him because I feel very badly for those people But he should never have let that war start. The wars a loser.“ This shows Trump might cut aid to Ukraine if he beats Kamala Harris on nov 5th
Trump says he could end the conflict before taking office in january‚ but hasnt said how. Harris wants to keep supporting Ukraine‚ seeing its victory as important for US security. She often criticizes Trump for not standing up to Vladimir Putin
About a year ago Zelenskiy showed Trump his “victory plan“ in New York. Both said the meeting was nice. But Trumps public words suggest he might not agree with Zelenskiyʼs ideas
• Trump blames Zelenskiy for not stopping the war
• He feels bad for Ukrainian people
• Trump thinks the war is a “loser“
This shows a big difference between Trump and Harris on Ukraine — Trump might change things a lot if he wins