# Trump says he is 'not a big fan' of Zelensky as US-Ukraine tensions deepen

https://mins.news/en/item/102375

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-16 01:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/im-not-a-big-fan-of-zelensky-trump-says-as-us-ukraine-tensions-deepen-2/

> In a Newsmax interview, U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, calling him a poor partner for the United States and claiming he does not want to help end the Russia-Ukraine war. Tensions have grown over Ukraine’s strikes on Russian oil refineries and Trump’s moves on a proposed energy truce.

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