| Title: | Claims that Ukraine banned Truth Social are false |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36YC3DG |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 21, 2025 |
| Description: | US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a rift between the two leaders as Kyiv remains locked in a three-year-old war started by a Russian invasion. However, claims that Zelensky retaliated by banning Truth Social are false — representatives for the social network said it had not launched in Ukraine, and the government there said Trump’s platform would be welcome. |
Claims that Ukraine banned Truth Social are false
US President Donald Trump has sharply criticized his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in a rift between the two leaders as Kyiv remains locked in a three-year-old war started by a Russian invasion. However, claims that Zelensky retaliated by banning Truth Social are false -- representatives for the social network said it had not launched in Ukraine, and the government there said Trump's platform would be welcome.
