Dmitriev advised Zelensky not to say the word "must" to Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should refrain from giving advice to US President Donald Trump. This opinion was expressed on October 23 by Kirill Dmitriev, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

"Perhaps Zelensky, at least, should not use the word "should" in relation to President Trump," Dmitriev wrote on his page on the social network X (former. Twitter).

Dmitriev's publication was a reaction to a picture from The Telegraph newspaper with a quote from the Ukrainian leader, where the word "must" is used in relation to Trump's statements about him.

Dmitriev also recalled that Zelensky supported Kamala Harris in the previous US presidential election. According to the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the Ukrainian leader is now trying to undermine Trump's position before the midterm congressional elections.

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On October 21, The New York Times reported that special envoy of the US President Stephen Witkoff and son-in-law of the American leader Jared Kushner chastised Zelensky during talks in Norway. U.S. representatives bluntly told Zelensky that his behavior "infuriated the president." The newspaper's source claims that in response, the Ukrainian leader tried to object, but soon "caught the message."

Zelensky declared on October 18 that Ukraine was doomed if the United States sided with Russia, and four days before that he admitted that his country felt that it was "losing America."