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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Donald Trump of living in a "Russian-made disinformation space" due to his administration's talks with Kremlin officials.

He urged Trump's team to be "more truthful" after Trump blamed Kyiv for the war and downplayed U.S. aid contributions.

Zelenskyy’s remarks came as U.S. envoy Keith Kellogg visited Kyiv amid shifting U.S. policy on Russia. Meanwhile, European leaders, feeling sidelined by U.S.-Russia talks, held emergency meetings.

Zelenskyy canceled a Saudi Arabia trip in protest.

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[–] tree_frog@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Donald Trump is authoritarian. Rather or not the United States can keep him in check is a different question

And since you were so big on being pedantic, scroll back up and see what I said. I said President Trump is an authoritarian.

He wants to be king, he wants to be like Putin, he admires people like Hitler.

I'm talking about his attitudes and intentions. Not rather or not the US qualifies as an authoritarian regime. We will find out the answer to that question very soon.

He's a toddler who is going to push the boundaries until they break. And if anyone tells him no, he's going to throw a fit. What happens after that, will answer the question.

But my initial comment, was about Trump's character. Not if the union currently qualifies. I think how they start responding to mass protests in the spring will let us know for sure.

I fully expect state violence and suppression will be the response. At which point you can eat all of your words.