{"id":2444522,"date":"2025-06-08T16:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-ukraine-understands-russian-mentality-much-better-than-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T16:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T20:20:10","slug":"zelensky-says-ukraine-understands-russian-mentality-much-better-than-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-says-ukraine-understands-russian-mentality-much-better-than-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky says Ukraine understands Russian mentality \u2018much better\u2019 than Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-says-ukraine-understands-russian-mentality-much-better-than-trump-washington-examiner%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=2444522&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 has expressed that he and his country possess a deeper understanding of the Russian mentality than former President Donald Trump, particularly concerning the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and russia. In an interview with ABC News, Zelensky criticized Trump&#8217;s views, suggesting they misinterpret the nature of the war and russian president Vladimir Putin&#8217;s intentions. He dismissed Trump&#8217;s assertion that Putin seeks peace, asserting that putin aims for the total defeat of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky rebuked Trump&#8217;s analogy comparing the conflict to two children fighting in a park, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation and the implications of Putin&#8217;s actions, which he characterized as murderous. He reflected on a past meeting with Trump that didn&#8217;t go well but noted a subsequent encounter at Pope Francis&#8217;s funeral as a positive step towards rebuilding trust.<\/p>\n<p>Despite acknowledging the challenges of the war and stating it likely would not end with a complete Russian defeat, Zelensky maintained that Russia is not winning. He cautioned that Ukraine should remain vigilant,as a important Russian retaliatory strike is anticipated in response to a recent Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-explosions-heard-as-air-raid-sirens-sound-off-in-israel-near-nuclear-reactor\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Explosions Heard As Air Raid Sirens Sound Off In Israel Near Nuclear Reactor\">drone attack<\/a> on Russian military assets.  <\/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 says Ukraine understands Russian mentality &lsquo;much better&rsquo; than Trump<\/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_2139528\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ukrainian\">Ukrainian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> said he and Ukraine understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russia\">Russia<\/a> &ldquo;much better&rdquo; than President Donald Trump, particularly regarding the war.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ABC News, Zelensky touched on a variety of war-related topics after Ukraine&rsquo;s daring covert drone assault on Russia&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-unveils-new-superweapon-that-will-change-the-battlefield-in-americas-favor\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Unveils New Superweapon That Will Change The Battlefield In America\u2019s Favor\">strategic bomber fleet<\/a> that destroyed six to 10 bombers in Russia&rsquo;s scarce force. The Ukrainian president delivered several rebukes to Trump throughout, bashing his characterization of the war and suggesting he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t understand the Russians.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3434890\/israel-stop-greta-thunberg-aid-ship-gaza-blockade\/\">Israel says it will stop Greta Thunberg aid ship from breaking Gaza naval blockade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3432633\/japan-imperial-family-succession-science-spirits\/\">Japan weighs science and spirits in resolving its imperial succession crisis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3434785\/colombian-senator-shot-bogota-campaign-event\/\">Colombian senator shot in Bogota during campaign event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I feel strongly Putin does not want to end the war without [the] total defeat of Ukraine,&rdquo; Zelensky said, strongly disagreeing when presented with Trump&rsquo;s assertion that Russian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Vladimir-Putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> wants peace. &ldquo;With all due respect to President Trump &hellip; I think it&rsquo;s just his personal opinion. Trust me, we understand the Russians much better, the mentality of the Russians, than the Americans understand the Russians. I know for sure Putin doesn&rsquo;t want to stop the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky delivered another strong rebuke to Trump over an analogy he made regarding the war in Ukraine, comparing it to two children fighting at the park.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes you see two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >young children fighting<\/a> like crazy. They hate each other, and they&rsquo;re fighting in a park, and you try and pull them apart. They don&rsquo;t want to be pulled. Sometimes you&rsquo;re better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart,&rdquo; Trump said in the Oval Office, referring to Russia and Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not playing in the park with the Russians like two boys, two kids. Putin is not a kid,&rdquo; Zelensky responded, calling Putin a &ldquo;maniac.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not kids with Putin at the playground in the park. This is why I am saying he is a murderer who came to this park to kill the kids,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky admitted his Feb. 28 meeting with Trump in the Oval Office didn&rsquo;t go well and that he didn&rsquo;t know if their relationship had been repaired. However, he sounded a hopeful note, pointing to his meeting with the president at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pope Francis<\/a>&lsquo;s funeral as a positive development.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Fifteen minutes in the Vatican, tet-a-tet, one-to-one &hellip; did more to establish trust than the meeting with many people present in the Oval Office,&rdquo; Zelensky said, characterizing it as &ldquo;productive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Ukrainian president also sounded a much different tone than the early days in the war, admitting that the war likely wouldn&rsquo;t end in a Russian defeat.<\/p>\n<p>He told the outlet that &ldquo;the majority of wars were ended even at the stage when both sides, both parties, did not trust each other.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were intermediaries, there was a strong position of third countries &hellip; if it&rsquo;s not a complete capitulation [as with] Germany at the end of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/World-War-II\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Second World War<\/a>,&rdquo; Zelensky said. &ldquo;The majority of wars were finished with some kinds of agreements &hellip; [with] strong third parties involved who can put pressure on the aggressor.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3431173\/trump-says-putin-planning-response-ukraine-drone-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SAYS PUTIN PLANNING RESPONSE TO UKRAINE DRONE ATTACK\">TRUMP SAYS PUTIN PLANNING RESPONSE TO UKRAINE DRONE ATTACK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Though he said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biggest-zingers-from-first-trump-harris-presidential-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biggest zingers from first ...-Harris ...ial debate - Washington Examiner\">war wouldn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t end with World War II-style capitulations, the Ukrainian president still insisted that Russia wasn&rsquo;t winning the war, though he believes Trump believes as much.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3431173\/trump-says-putin-planning-response-ukraine-drone-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expected to undertake\">expected to undertake<\/a> a massive retaliatory strike against Ukraine at any moment in the coming days in retaliation for Ukraine&rsquo;s drone attack against its bomber fleet. Zelensky warned Ukrainians to pay attention to air raid sirens in the coming days and take proper precautions.<\/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_2139528\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2139528\"}});<\/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 claims Ukraine comprehends Russian mindset better than Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2444525,"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\/06\/MixCollage-08-Jun-2025-04-03-PM-6883.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[56763,3634,6991,32076,8630],"class_list":["post-2444522","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-russian-mentality","tag-trump","tag-ukraine","tag-washington-examiner","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/MixCollage-08-Jun-2025-04-03-PM-6883.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444522","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2444522"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444522\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444527,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2444522\/revisions\/2444527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2444522"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2444522"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2444522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}