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Fact Check: Trump’s ‘Dictator’ Attacks On Zelensky – Barron’s

Fact Check: Trump’s ‘Dictator’ Attacks On Zelensky – Barron’s

Feb 20, 2025
Attacks by US President Donald Trump on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky have deepened a crisis between the two leaders as Ukraine’s war with Russia approaches its third anniversary. AFP fact checked some of the statements by the US leader.
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Trump’s flurry of false claims about Ukraine – The Washington Post

Feb 20, 2025
In remarks and social media posts, the president echoed Russian talking points. […] Here’s an assessment of Trump’s misleading statements on Ukraine in recent days.
How much U.S. aid went to Ukraine? Detangling Trump, Zelensky’s claims. – The Washington Post

How much U.S. aid went to Ukraine? Detangling Trump, Zelensky’s claims. – The Washington Post

Feb 20, 2025
In his remarks, Zelensky went on to say that he knew a large part of U.S. aid came not in direct funds but in the forms of weapons, training, humanitarian programs and in other areas. He said: “I don’t know where all this money is.” Trump appeared to take the comment as an admission that the money was lost. But while Zelensky said he did not know exactly how it was spent, his understanding appeared to comport with U.S. accounting that shows a large share went to activities carried out to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including within the United States.

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Fake: Ukrainians Have Never Lived in Odesa

At the end of the 19th century, Ukrainian was the third most widely spoken language in Odesa, after Russian and Yiddish. According to the 1897 Russian Empire General Census, 37,925 inhabitants of Odesa declared Ukrainian as their mother tongue.
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Video from 2018 used in misleading post claiming Russian president recently arrived in South Africa

With Eastern Europe in turmoil following the invasion of Ukraine, a Facebook post shared hundreds of times claims Russian President Vladimir Putin is ‘in South Africa’. The post includes a video broadcast showing Putin arriving in the country for alliance talks. However, this is misleading: the video was filmed in July 2018 ahead of the 10th summit of the BRICS group, which was hosted by South Africa.

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