In another fiery broadside that’s already echoing across Washington and Europe, President Donald Trump accused Ukraine of showing “zero gratitude” for America’s continued support — while charging Europe with still buying Russian oil and funding Moscow’s war machine. The remarks landed as U.S., European and Ukrainian officials met in Geneva to negotiate Washington’s contentious peace plan for Ukraine.
Trump’s explosive statement, posted on Truth Social, reignited his longstanding criticism of Kyiv’s leadership and revived his disputed claims about the 2020 presidential election.
Trump: Ukraine Shows ‘No Gratitude,’ Europe Still Buying Russian Oil
“UKRAINIAN ‘LEADERSHIP’ HAS SHOWN NO GRATITUDE FOR OUR EFFORTS AND EUROPE CONTINUES TO BUY OIL FROM RUSSIA,” Trump wrote in capital letters.
The president argued that Russia’s full-scale invasion would never have happened if both the United States and Ukraine had “strong and capable governments.” He again blamed President Joe Biden for “weakness,” which he claims emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin.
According to Trump, the conflict “began long before” he entered office for a second term — and has worsened under Biden’s leadership.
A Familiar Claim: 2020 Was ‘Stolen’
Trump repeated his false assertion that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was “rigged and stolen.” He insisted that if he had been declared the rightful winner, Russia would never have attacked Ukraine.
“Putin would NEVER have invaded!” Trump wrote. “Only when he saw Sleepy Joe in action did he say: ‘Now I have a chance!’”
He described the ongoing conflict as a “war that never should have started,” a tragedy he says “has cost millions of lives.”
Trump Says the U.S. Is Arming NATO — And Ukraine Gets It All
The president concluded his statement by criticizing U.S. military assistance, saying Washington continues to sell “massive quantities of weapons” to NATO, which then supplies Ukraine.
He again accused Biden of giving “everything for free, free, free — INCLUDING A LOT OF MONEY!”
The comments arrive at a sensitive moment. Negotiators from the U.S., France, Germany, and Britain are pushing Ukraine to consider a revised American peace proposal, while European leaders fear the plan may force Kyiv into territorial concessions.
Trump’s rhetoric threatens to overshadow these talks and intensify political fractures — both within NATO and across the U.S. domestic landscape.