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Zelensky Says Trump Lives In a ‘Disinformation Space’

February 19, 2025 at 8:53 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Donald Trump of repeating disinformation, a day after the U.S. president falsely accused Ukraine of starting the war with Russia,” CNN reports.

Said Zelensky: “Unfortunately, President Trump – I have great respect for him as a leader of a nation that we have great respect for, the American people who always support us – unfortunately lives in this disinformation space.”

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