{"id":2404143,"date":"2025-02-19T09:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-spars-with-trump-after-he-blames-ukraine-for-war\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:40:28","slug":"zelensky-spars-with-trump-after-he-blames-ukraine-for-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-spars-with-trump-after-he-blames-ukraine-for-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky spars with Trump after he blames Ukraine for war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-spars-with-trump-after-he-blames-ukraine-for-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2404143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr zelensky \u200bhas responded to comments made by former\u200b President donald Trump, who suggested that Ukraine could have perhaps \u2062avoided the ongoing war with \u2062Russia. Trump claimed that Zelensky should have made a deal earlier to prevent the \u2064conflict, emphasizing \u200cthe need for peace talks. In response, \u200dZelensky\u200b accused Trump of \u200boperating in a &#8220;disinformation space,&#8221; asserting that Ukraine\u2064 must be included \u2064in\u200c any peace negotiations. During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-gov-cuomo-shunned-experts-embraced-lobbyists-drove-top-health-officials-to-quit-over-pandemic-response-report\/\" title=\"NY Gov. Cuomo Shunned Experts, Embraced Lobbyists, Drove Top Health Officials To Quit Over Pandemic Response: Report\">recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President ..., &#039;... is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a><\/a>, Trump criticized Zelensky for delaying elections amidst the war and questioned his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-finds-newsoms-job-approval-ratings-plunge-amid-looming-recall\/\" title=\"New Poll Finds Newsom\u2019s Job ...s Plunge Amid Looming Recall\">approval ratings<\/a>, \u2062claiming\u2063 they were at 4%. \u2063Zelensky countered this by\u2062 stating \u2063that the true figure was 57%, according to a recent survey. Meanwhile, \u200cU.S. and Russian officials\u200d met in\u2062 Saudi\u200c Arabia to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">discuss\u200b improving relations<\/a> and working towards a\u2062 resolution in \u2064Ukraine, but Ukrainian officials insist on being part of the negotiations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky spars with Trump after he blames Ukraine for war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1997457\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> pushed back on President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s comments about the war in Ukraine, accusing Trump of living in a &ldquo;disinformation space.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump criticized Zelensky in remarks on Tuesday, claiming the leader of Ukraine could have prevented the war by making a deal, as Trump pushes for a peace deal between <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a> and Ukraine to end the war. Zelensky responded by rejecting Trump&rsquo;s claim and adding that Ukraine needs to be involved in the peace talks for a deal to be made.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, President Trump &mdash; I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us &mdash; unfortunately lives in this disinformation space,&rdquo; Zelensky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/02\/19\/europe\/zelensky-trump-reaction-intl?cid=ios_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told\">told<\/a> reporters on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia earlier this week as Trump pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine, which began in its current phase with an invasion by Russia nearly three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Trump criticized Zelensky&rsquo;s claims that Ukraine was not invited to the talks by saying he could have prevented the war by making a deal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it&rsquo;s going very well. But today, I heard, &lsquo;Oh, well, we weren&rsquo;t invited.&rsquo; Well, you&rsquo;ve been there for three years. You should have ended it &mdash; three years,&rdquo; Trump said during a press conference on Tuesday. &ldquo;You should have never started it. You could have made a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump also criticized Zelensky for postponing elections during the war and hit him for his approval rating, which Trump claimed was at 4%. Zelensky said Wednesday that the 4% figure Trump cited was disinformation. The Kyiv International Institute of Sociology had his most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiis.com.ua\/?lang=eng&amp;cat=reports&amp;id=1496&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">approval ratings<\/a> from February at 57%.<\/p>\n<p>At the meeting in Saudi Arabia, U.S. and Russian officials agreed to four points as they try to improve their relationship and work on a deal with Ukraine to end the conflict. Ukrainian officials have remained adamant they will not take a deal without a seat at the negotiating table.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1997457\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1997457\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky challenges Trump after he blames Ukraine for war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2404144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ukraine-zelensky-war.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5237,3817,3634,6991,8630],"class_list":["post-2404143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conflict","tag-diplomacy","tag-trump","tag-ukraine","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/ukraine-zelensky-war.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2404143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2404147,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2404143\/revisions\/2404147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2404144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2404143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2404143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2404143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}