Fact check: 33 times Zelensky thanked Americans and US leaders

CNN ^ | February 28, 2025 | Daniel Dale

[ProtectOurFreedom]

During a remarkably combative Oval Office meeting on Friday, both President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he was insufficiently thankful.

“You have to be thankful. You don’t have the cards,” Trump said, adding a bit later, “You gotta be more thankful.”

“Have you said thank you once this entire meeting?” Vance asked.

Trump might have been referring to Zelensky’s posture toward Trump in particular, as Vance appeared to be. But as their heated exchange with Zelensky reverberates around the world, it’s worth noting that Zelensky has thanked the United States on numerous occasions since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 – expressing gratitude to Trump and President Joe Biden, to members of Congress from both parties, to US defense companies and their employees, and to the American people.

After Zelensky left the White House on Friday, he wrote on X: “Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.”

Here are 33 previous examples of Zelensky thanking or expressing gratitude toward the United States, its officials or its people for their support...we did not review Zelensky’s many domestic remarks in Ukrainian.

January 21, 2022, on X: “Thank you @POTUS for the unprecedented (American) diplomatic and military assistance for (Ukraine).”

July 1, 2022, on X: “I commend US historic decision to provide UA with new security assistance package, including modern air defense systems. Thank you @POTUS for your continued leadership and support of UA in its fight against the aggressor. Together towards the victory!”

August 19, 2022, on X: “I highly appreciate another (American) military aid package in the amount of $775 million. Thank you @POTUS

[ProtectOurFreedom]

So 33 previous "I love you" was not enough.

[cableguymn]

He says “I love you” till no more money, then he stabs you in the back

[BenLurkin]

bttt

[catnipman]

CNN: The America Last Network!

[Dave911]

F***ing grifter, see how long you last without our money. You’ll be hanging from a bridge in 30 days.

[janetjanet998]

Awwww (he wants more money)

Video
Zelenskyy Appears emotional as Starmer pointed out cheers from the crowds
https://rumble.com/v6pylww-zelenskyy-appears-emotional-as-starmer-pointed-out-cheers-from-the-crowds.html

[ClearCase_guy]

It’s about the general lack of respect and sense that we somehow owe him money. If we don’t pay him, we’ll be sorry.

Go away little man.

[AppyPappy]

We wanted something for our $46B but that was too much to ask.

[napscoordinator]

Z should have gotten the hint and grovel over trump with appreciation and gratitude. It would have gotten better results.

[Biblebelter]

I did the math.

That’s one thank you for every 10 billion dollars on the gratefulness index.

Silly me, I often say thank you to the checkout clerk at the grocery store for giving me my change, that is I can find a check out clerk and don’t have to self-check out.

[cgbg]

Zelensky is like the high maintenance girl-friend.

She can say “thank you” all she wants but we just cannot afford her any more.

[ransomnote]

These 'thank you's were self-serving and properly translated, meant "Thank you, give us more.' Why doesn't anyone collect then number of times Zelensky whined for more, said we weren't giving enough, or 'demanded' more? No one paying attention will consider Zelensky's behavior grateful or considerate. He's a tool in a proxy war and he says whatever he can get to get more money - threats, demands, whining. This '33' thank you article is WAY out of context.

Below, an x post from October 2022.
Tucker Carlson had a natural response to Zelensky's most recent whines for more money:

https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1580717198703611904?cxt=HHwWgMCi8dn66u8rAAAA

     

"As our economy degrades and our border is gone, that guy's lecturing us with some Christmas list, like, "I want a bicycle too, you better send it, quick!" Really? Up yours, Buddy!"

https://twitter.com/ColumbiaBugle/status/1580721868688224256

[kiryandil]

Daniel Dale is a greasy lying little piece of anti-American cr@p.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Sucking the contents of Brandon's diaper does not count.

[Billthedrill]

And CNN provides yet another anti-Trump “fact check”. The game’s getting pretty lame.

[Navy Patriot]

33 times Zelensky thanked Americans and US leaders

It should be noted Which "US Leaders" were America First Patriots, and which "US Leaders" were actually Traitor Globalist HomoPedoNazi Shills like Biden and his Crime Family.

[Skwor]

CNN again lying, they know full well the Vice President said ‘at this meeting”

Can always count on CNN to hate America.

[Jeff Chandler]

grovel over trump with appreciation and gratitude

I doubt that was necessary, and frankly that sounds like it was written by a Democrat.

All Z had to do is show up dressed like an adult and keep from spitting venom.

[nuconvert]

Note to CNN: It was Biden who 1st said that Zelenskyy never seemed to appreiciate what the US was doing

[FlingWingFlyer]

Thank yous are like apologies in this country. They don’t mean jack anymore. Not a dang thing.