By Oliver JJ Lane | Breitbart
If Ukraine wants a seat at the peace talks it should refresh the democratic mandate of its presidency by holding fresh elections, President Donald Trump suggested as he reacted to the first round of U.S.-Russia peace negotiations on Tuesday.
UPDATE 1615: In a post on Truth Social on Wednesday, President Trump accused Zelensky of being a “dictator” for failing to hold elections. Trump went on to suggest that the Ukrainian leader, who cancelled elections last year under martial law, is an opponent to the peace process, writing that Zelensky “probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going.” While promising to continue efforts to negotiate a peace settlement, Trump added: “I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died.”
The original story continues as follows…
U.S. President Donald Trump stated in comments at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday evening that the Ukrainian people should get a say in whether and how the war against the Russian invasion ends, with elections having long been delayed by the Zelensky government. His comments came after the first round of U.S.-Russian peace talks closed with both sides walking away, apparently satisfied with progress.