Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump again blames Zelensky for ‘starting’ Ukraine war over Kyiv’s Patriot offer
Donald Trump has once again falsely blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for “starting” the war in Ukraine without acknowledging Vladimir Putin’s military invasion in February 2022.
The US president was asked about Mr Zelensky’s recent offer to purchase more Patriot air defence systems from the Trump administration.
“I don’t know. He’s always looking to purchase missiles, you know, he’s against… listen. When you start a war, you got to know that you can win the war, right? You don’t start a war against somebody that’s 20 times your size. And then hope that people give you some missiles,” Mr Trump said.
His remarks come shortly after he defended Russia’s “terrible” missile attack on Sumy as a “mistake”.
“I think it was terrible and I was told they made a mistake, but I think it’s a horrible thing. I think the whole war is a horrible thing,” he told reporters on Air Force One on Sunday evening, referring to the attack that killed 34 and injured at least 117 people.
Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has urged Mr Trump to visit the country and see the devastation for himself.
