Donald Trump says Zelenskyy took money from US ‘like candy from a baby under Biden’ – The Times of India

US President Donald Trump on Sunday intensified his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over their tense Oval Workplace assembly final month, accusing him of being “ungrateful” and claiming that Ukraine took US help “like candy from a baby” throughout Joe Biden’s presidency.
“He is a sensible man, and he is a robust man.” Trump commented about Zelenskyy. “He took money out of this nation, under Biden, like candy from a baby. It was really easy,” Trump acknowledged throughout his Sunday interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Information.
“With that very same angle. I simply don’t suppose he’s grateful. We gave him 350 billion and he’s speaking about the truth that they’ve fought and so they have this bravery,” Trump added.

The Republican president additional emphasised his function in offering Javelin anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, asserting that the continuing battle would have been prevented had he been in workplace when it commenced in 2022.
“All he (Zelenskyy) needed to do is say (to Europe), you bought to remain even with us (the US) … We’re not in peril, they (Europe) are …So that they’re paying all this money to Russia, and we’re in there for $350 billion,” he defined.
Beforehand, Trump had ordered a pause on all navy help to Ukraine, escalating tensions between Washington and Kyiv simply days after a heated Oval Workplace confrontation with Zelenskyy.
The transfer successfully halts the supply of billions in US weaponry, leaving Ukraine unsure about its capacity to maintain its protection towards Russia.

When Bartiromo questioned Trump about abandoning Zelenskyy earlier than finalising a minerals settlement, asking: “Are you comfy with that, the very fact you walked away and Ukraine could not survive?”
Trump responded: “Properly, it might not survive anyway. However, you realize, we now have some weaknesses with Russia. You understand, it takes two.”
She pressed additional: “So is there anything you need to say to the critics who say you selected a aspect within the Ukraine-Russia story – and that is Russia. As a result of, you realize, you referred to as Zelenskyy a dictator and also you had the combat [in the Oval Office].”
Trump averted addressing the question instantly, sustaining that “no one has been more durable on Russia than Donald Trump. No person. They usually know that, they know that. Simply have a look at the issues I simply instructed you. The pipeline – I ended it.”