# Zelenskyy tells Euronews Trump is easier to handle than Putin amid US-Ukraine friction

https://mins.news/en/item/103219

- euronews, 2026-10-16 14:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/its-easier-dealing-with-trump-than-putin-zelenskyy-tells-euronews-amid-us-tensions

> Zelenskyy told Euronews that interactions with Trump posed less difficulty than those with Putin. His comparison came as Trump pressed for different leadership in Ukraine and criticized Zelenskyy, after a week of friction between Washington and Kyiv.

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