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Zelenskyy made these remarks in response to US President Donald Trump, who compared the Ukraine war to two kids “fighting like crazy” in a park.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (IMAGE: AFP)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “murderer”, while responding to US President Donald Trump’s comparison of the ongoing war with Russia to two kids “fighting like crazy” on a playground.
“We are not kids with Putin at the playground in the park. He is a murderer who came to this park to kill the kids,” Zelenskyy said in a clip from “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” released on Friday.
His response came after co-anchor Martha Raddatz asked whether Trump truly grasps the ongoing devastation and suffering Ukraine has endured over the past three years since Russia’s invasion. Zelenskyy described the “limitless agony” of a Ukrainian father whose wife and children were killed in a missile strike and said Trump “could not feel fully and understand this pain”.
What Did Trump Say?
In a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the White House, Trump said, “Sometimes, and this is me speaking maybe in a negative sense, but sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy. They hate each other, and they’re fighting in a park.”
“You have two kids. They fight, fight, fight. Sometimes you let them fight for a little while. You see it in hockey, you see it in sports. The referees let them go for a couple of seconds, let them go for a little while before you pull them apart.”
Trump’s remarks came after a Wednesday phone call he had with Putin, after which he acknowledged was “not a conversation that will lead to immediate peace” between the two warring nations. Putin also told him that Russia would launch retaliatory strikes in response to Ukraine’s drone barrage in several Russia airbases.
Russia Fires 400 Drones At Ukraine
Days after the conversation, Moscow launched over 400 drones and more than 40 missiles, including ballistic ones, at Ukraine in retaliation against Ukraine’s drone strikes deep inside Russia, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday.
At least three people were confirmed dead, while nearly 50 others were reported wounded in Ukraine, with the numbers likely to rise, Zelenskyy said. He stressed that Russia must be held accountable for the damage, accusing Moscow of striking cities and destroying lives.
The Russian retaliation came after Ukraine launched ‘Operation Spiderweb’, which badly damaged the Russian military and destroyed many of its key bomber planes, including the Tu-95 and Tu-160.
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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