Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Sunday sharply criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s leadership of his country and said while President Donald Trump is working to end Russia’s war, “Zelensky has different aims in mind.”
“President Trump is committed to peace and to freedom,” Gabbard told host Shannon Bream on “Fox News Sunday.” “We’re seeing this big divergence here between his position, his commitment to these values and the interests of the American people and the interests of President Zelensky and these European leaders.”
A White House meeting between the two leaders collapsed during a press conference at the Oval Office on Friday after a remark by Zelenskyy indicating skepticism of diplomacy with Russia drew the ire of Vice President JD Vance.
Trump and Vance then delivered a stunning takedown of Zelenskyy in front of reporters. And Trump asked Zelenskyy to leave the premises, declaring on his social media platform Truth Social afterward that the Ukrainian president “is not ready for peace.”
Gabbard on Sunday echoed that claim.
“President Zelenskyy has different aims in mind,” she said. “He has said that he wants to end this war, but he will only accept an end apparently that leads to what he views as Ukraine’s victory even if it comes at an incredibly high cost of potentially World War III or even a nuclear war.” More here
