| Title: | Dictator without elections’?: fact-checking Trump’s main criticisms of Zelensky |
| URL: | https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.36YG6ND |
| Publisher: | AFP |
| Date published: | February 24, 2025 |
| Description: | In mid-February 2025, Donald Trump multiplied his attacks against Volodymyr Zelensky, branding the Ukrainian president a “dictator without elections,” questioning the use of American aid to Ukraine, and accusing him of “starting” the war. Here is a look back at these statements, which were false, misleading or unsubstantiated according to AFP’s analysis, revealing unprecedented tensions between Washington and Kyiv. |
