2024-02-27 23:39:21
The Ukrainian leader said that Russia is spending “billions” to spread false information regarding the war and that it has managed to use disinformation as a weapon and influence the debate in the United States.
Courtesy | “I don’t think he understands that Putin will never stop,” the Ukrainian commented.
Former US President Donald Trump will be “ once morest the Americans” if he decides to support Russia instead of Ukraine, the war-torn country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said.
Speaking to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in Kyiv, Zelensky said he “cannot understand how Donald Trump can side with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.”
“It’s incredible,” he added. Trump, who is poised to become the Republican presidential nominee following winning the South Carolina Republican primary, has refused in the past to say whether he wants Russia or Ukraine to win the war.
Zelensky said he believed Trump — who also claimed he would end the conflict within a day if elected — did not understand Putin’s goals.
“I think Donald Trump doesn’t know Putin,” Zelensky said. “I know he knew him… but he never fought once morest Putin. (The) American army never fought with the Russian army. “I never… I understand it better,” he said.
“I don’t think he understands that Putin will never stop,” he said.
Zelensky told CNN that Russia is spending “billions” spreading false information regarding the war and has managed to weaponize disinformation and influence debate in the United States.
“I was surprised that they are strong even in the United States, in the EU (European Union), throughout the world. They invested a lot of money in this,” she said.
Inflating the number of Ukrainian victims is just one example of how Russia is spreading false narratives, the president said.
He said it was important to share the figure because “we are already fed up with lies,” adding that even some American politicians have been sharing very inaccurate figures.
Zelensky and other Ukrainian and Western officials said Avdiivka was lost because troops did not have enough ammunition to defend it.
Yet despite the dire consequences of these shortages, the US Congress continues to stall President Joe Biden’s $60 billion military aid package for Ukraine.
Zelensky said that without US help, Ukraine will not only find it difficult to make new gains on the battlefield, but will also find it difficult to continue defending itself this year.
“The people will be prepared, but there will be no ammunition and the brigades will not be ready… not only for our counteroffensive, but they will not be ready to defend themselves, to stay strong. It will be very difficult,” he stated.
Ukraine’s new army chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi, is currently drawing up two versions of a plan for what to do next, he said. If Kyiv gets help from the United States, it can begin to counterattack Russia. If not, you will have to focus solely on defending.
Zelensky said he spoke with House Speaker Mike Johnson regarding the relief package and was feeling optimistic following that conversation.
When asked by Collins regarding U.S. Sen. JD Vance’s claim that the outcome of the war won’t change even if Ukraine gets the money, Zelensky said Vance “doesn’t understand what’s going on here.”
“Understanding it is being on the front line to see what is happening… without this support. And you will understand that millions of people will die,” she added.
“He doesn’t understand it, of course, God blessed them and they don’t have the war on their territory.”
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