Former US Vice President Pence to Trump: Ukraine didn’t start this war
Former US Vice President Mike Pence criticized the statements of US President Donald Trump and emphasized that it was Russia that launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
According to Censor.NET, this is stated in Pence's post on the social network X.
"Mr. President, Ukraine did not 'start' this war. Russia launched an unprovoked and brutal invasion, taking hundreds of thousands of lives. The road to peace must be built on the truth," he said in the post.
Pence also added a link to a Fox News article with the headline from February 24, 2022: "Russia has invaded Ukraine, launching the largest attack in Europe since World War II".
Trump's statements about Zelenskyy's rating
The day before, Trump said that Ukraine needed to hold elections because Zelenskyy's approval rating had dropped to 4%.
As of the first half of February 2025, 57% of Ukrainians trust President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, while 37% do not, according to a KIIS study.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the statements about his 4% rating disinformation.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump called Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator without elections" because he allegedly convinced America to "spend $350 billion on the war."
