The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Donald J. Trump said on a podcast that the Ukrainian president “should never have let that war start.”

During a riff about the state of the US under the Harris-Biden administration, Trump decried the billions in aid that Washington has funneled to Kyiv and declared that Zelensky “should never have let that war start.” “I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve seen,” the 78-year-old mused on the PDB Podcast with host Patrick Bet-David.

Two and a half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Trump pinned the blame squarely on Zelensky and Biden for the conflict during an interview with podcaster Patrick Bet-David, which aired Thursday. “I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen,” Trump said, grumbling about how much aid the US has given Ukraine.

Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Republican presidential candidate said the Ukrainian leader, 46, should never have allowed the war to happen. Speaking to podcaster Patrick Bet-David, he said: “I think Zelensky is one of the greatest salesmen I’ve ever seen.

Former president Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allowing the war in Ukraine to start, even though Russia was the aggressor, during an interview with a podcaster that was published Thursday.

Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for Russia’s invasion of his country and said President Biden could have settled the war before it started if he had "half a brain." Trump's

Donald Trump on Thursday blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for helping start that nation's war with Russia, a comment that further suggests Trump is likely to radically shift U.S. policy toward Ukraine if he wins the Nov.