The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Donald J. Trump said on a podcast that the Ukrainian president “should never have let that war start.”

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to radically shift U.S. policy toward Ukraine if he wins the Nov. 5 election.

Donald Trump bizarrely blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for the ongoing war in his country, despite Russia being the aggressor in the conflict. “I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen.

Trump – who is running against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris – immediately pivoted to criticizing President Joe Biden, accusing him of having “instigated” the Ukraine war.

White House candidate Donald Trump on Thursday blamed US ally Ukraine for Russia's invasion, arguing that President Volodymyr Zelensky had failed in his duty to halt hostilities before they started.Although Kyiv is a US ally and Moscow is considered an adversary,

Two and a half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Trump pinned the blame squarely on Zelensky and Biden for the conflict during an interview with podcaster Patrick Bet-David, which aired Thursday. “I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen,” Trump said, grumbling about how much aid the US has given Ukraine.

Donald Trump blamed Russia’s war on Ukraine on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — an escalation of a pattern of sympathetic rhetoric toward the war’s aggressor, Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Former President Donald Trump faulted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Thursday over Russia’s unprovoked, bloody invasion of his country in February 2022. During a riff about the state of the US under the Harris-Biden administration,

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