Why Zelensky isn’t afraid of Trump

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00:00Why Zelensky isn't afraid of Trump

00:03Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he does not fear U.S. President Donald Trump,

00:08despite acknowledging that everyone in the world is afraid of the American leader.

00:13Zelensky's remarks, published in an interview with The Guardian, come as Ukraine continues

00:16to navigate a fragile and often unpredictable relationship with Washington.

00:22Zelensky has faced a challenging dynamic with Trump, who has publicly labeled the Ukrainian

00:26president a dictator and subjected him to a tense, highly publicized confrontation at

00:30the White House in February.

00:33We are not enemies with America, Zelensky said.

00:36So why should we be afraid?

00:38He has enacted tariffs on long-standing allies such as Canada and shifted his rhetoric on

00:43Ukraine, at times calling Zelensky brave while also suggesting that Kyiv holds little leverage

00:49and even implying that Ukraine started the war with Russia.

00:53Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 after annexing Crimea in 2014.

01:01Everyone in the world is afraid of Trump, Zelensky said.

01:04Zelensky recently traveled to Washington seeking approval for U.S.-made Tomahawk long-range cruise

01:09missiles.

01:10Zelensky left Washington without securing the missiles.

01:14He insisted the discussions were normal and constructive, countering claims in the Financial

01:18Times that the meeting had devolved into an expletive-filled shouting match.

01:23In addition to long-range missiles, Zelensky said Ukraine hopes to acquire 27 U.S.-supplied

01:28Patriot air defense systems.

01:30As Russia continues its heavy aerial bombardment, including ballistic missile attacks, Ukraine

01:35has prioritized Patriots, widely considered the premier system for intercepting ballistic

01:40threats.

01:41The U.S. is our strategic partner for many years, perhaps even decades and centuries,

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01:51We can't do anything.

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