Trump says Ukraine’s Zelensky should ‘never have let that war start’
During an interview, former president Donald Trump blamed Ukraine’s leader for allowing the war in Ukraine to start, even though Russia was the aggressor. Former president Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky at Trump Tower on Sept. 27. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP) By Marianne LeVine The Washington Post , Updated October 17, 2024 at 2:31 p.m. EDT | Published October 17, 2024 at 12:07 p.m. EDT Article contains a video, " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented his 'victory plan' to the European Union on Oct. 17, and pushed or an unconditional invitation to join NATO." (Video: Reuters) Former president Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allowing the war in Ukraine to start, even though Russia was the aggressor, during an interview with a podcaster that was published Thursday. Trump called Zelensky “one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen” and marveled at how much aid Ukraine has received