Volodymyr Zelenskyy: why should I be afraid of Donald Trump?

The Guardian ^ | November 9, 2025 | Luke Harding

[Timber Rattler]

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not “afraid” of Donald Trump unlike other western leaders and dismissed reports that their last meeting in Washington was volatile, adding that he had good relations with the US president.

He also said in an exclusive interview with the Guardian that King Charles had helped build relations with Trump and described the British monarch as “very supportive” of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian president denied claims Trump had tossed maps of the battlefield aside in a stormy exchange in October at the White House, where he had arrived hoping to secure supplies of US Tomahawk cruise missiles. “He didn’t throw anything. I am sure,” Zelenskyy said. He described their relations as “normal”, “businesslike” and “constructive”.

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Speaking at his presidential palace in Kyiv, Zelenskyy said “everyone in the world” was afraid of Trump. “That’s the truth,” he added. Asked if that applied to him as well, he said: “No … we are not enemies with America. We are friends. So why should we be afraid?”

He said: “Trump was elected by his people. We have to respect the choice made by the American people, just as I am elected by my people. The US is our strategic partner, for many years, perhaps even decades and centuries.” The two countries had deep shared values, in contrast with an “imperialist” and revisionist Russia, he suggested.

[Timber Rattler]

Good question!

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We have to respect the choice made by the American people, just as I am elected by my people.

Elected once, then he cancelled all elections.

Pretty clever.

[Timber Rattler]

Stale. Got anything else?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

[Timber Rattler]

He didn't cancel any elections. Ukraine's Parliament did, as required by its Constitution during wartime.

Just like Churchill and the UK Parliament did during World War II.

[Timber Rattler]

Nope.

[silverleaf]

Oh you are bad, Mist’ Rhett….

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Nope.

Yep.

[Veto!]

The little pronk is a total asshat. Hated him at first sight and still do.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

We both know what would happen if Ukraine held an election now, which is why Z-bots are fully on board with a non-democratic “democracy.”

[Timber Rattler]

We both know what would happen if Ukraine held an election now...

So what would happen if such an election was held now?

[frank ballenger]

He spent all that money hiring Trumpbusters but they cheated him and didn’t protect him at all when he called.

Now he has to worry.

[tennmountainman]

Maybe Charles, like Zelensky loves Bath Houses.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

So what would happen if such an election was held now?

You tell me.

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[Timber Rattler]

You just deflected and didn’t answer my question. So who would win such an election?

[iamgalt]

Just like Churchill?

Zeke isn’t fit to wash Churchills car.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You ignored evidence. No point in debating an AI ‘bot. Go ahead and have the last word, ‘bot.

[ChuckHam]

Z boy is dead man walking. He’s going to be strung up sooner or later. I’m fine with that and I’m fine with Putin joining him. It’s commies versus nazis all over again.

[ANKE69]

>> “Trump was elected by his people. We have to respect the choice made by the American people, just as I am elected by my people." <<

Oh please, give it a rest.
The little homo dictator forgot to mention that he absolutely had no respect for the American people, when his sorry little arse came on American soil and openly campaigned for his gal Kamalala, right before the Presidential election.

And the Ukies elected him until his presidency expired on May 20, 2024.
Since then, he is only in power because he has already signed 19 martial law and general mobilization extensions every 90 days.
He has officially made him himself a dictator.