Title: | US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked |
URL: | https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/21/us-president-trumps-claims-about-zelenskyy-and-ukraine-fact-checked |
Publisher: | Al Jazeera |
Date published: | March 21, 2025 |
Description: | Claim: Zelenskyy started the war with Russia |
US President Trump’s claims about Zelenskyy and Ukraine fact-checked
Claim: Zelenskyy started the war with Russia
Claim: Zelenskyy is a dictator
Claim: Zelenskyy has a 4 percent approval rating
Claim: The US has spent $350bn to help Ukraine
Claim: Zelenskyy said he doesn't know where half of the money the US has given Ukraine went
Claim: Zelenskyy was 'sleeping and unavailable' to meet Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent last week in Kyiv