Click here for an article at FactCheck.org by Lori Robertson and Robert Farley entitled "Trump's False and Misleading Ukraine Claims."
After U.S. and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to discuss an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump made several false and misleading statements about the conflict and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
- Trump falsely claimed that Ukraine had “started” the war with Russia, saying the country could have made a “deal.” Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- He inflated the amount of U.S. aid for Ukraine and wrongly said the U.S. gave “$200 billion more than Europe.” Aid from Europe is higher than that from the U.S.
- Trump distorted comments Zelenskyy made to claim that the Ukrainian president “admits that half of the money that we sent them is missing.” A Trump administration official has said the U.S. tracks the money.
- Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator” and misleadingly said that he “refuses” to have elections. Because of the war, the country is under martial law and can’t have an election, according to Ukrainian law.
Just today, February 24, the U.S. voted with a handful of Russia-aligned nations against a U.N. resolution (that passed overwhelmingly) condemning Russia's actiona in starting the Ukraine war. Europe has given more to Ukraine than the U.S., though Trump says different. The money going to Ukraine is not being misdirected -- and a whole lot of it goes directly to U.S. munitions suppliers. Trump claimed Zelenskyy has a 4% approval rating in Ukraine; although it has gone down over the years since the war started, his approval rating is well over 50% -- higher than Trump's.
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