# Zelenskyy responds to Trump criticism: ‘I can’t applaud’ decisions that hurt Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/video/105270

- NBC News, 2026-10-18 15:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9fG57LBO7Q

> In an exclusive Meet the Press interview, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responds to President Donald Trump’s statement that he is more difficult to deal with than Vladimir Putin.

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