# Zelenskyy smiles when asked whether Trump is treating him as a ‘scapegoat’

https://mins.news/en/video/103205

- Guardian News, 2026-10-16 13:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbizVd0Rymc

> At a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, Sky News asked Volodymyr Zelenskyy whether Donald Trump was making him a “scapegoat” for domestic problems, including high diesel prices, ahead of the midterm elections. Zelenskyy paused for 15 seconds, then smiled and said: “This is my answer.”

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