# Zelensky jokes he may not be ‘such a big humanitarian as Putin’ as ties with Trump unravel

https://mins.news/en/item/113583

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-24 02:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/zelensky-maybe-not-such-a-big-humanitarian-as-putin-he-quips-as-ukraines-relations-with-trump-unravel/

> In an ABC News interview, Volodymyr Zelensky said recent Trump administration actions were “not supportive” of Ukraine, while joking in response to praise of Putin by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. He said Ukraine urgently needs restored Starlink service and air-defense missiles, and that trilateral peace talks with Russia and the U.S. will resume in Abu Dhabi in November.

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