Zelensky: Trump now trusts me more on the front than Putin

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that now the head of the US Donald Trump trusts him more on the situation at the front than the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. The Ukrainian politician announced this during a press conference after meeting with his American counterpart.

"And before my dialog with him [Trump], he had this relationship [with Putin]. I don't know what they are based on, but in any case, he [the US president] has them," the head of state said.

According to the president, this is why Trump trusted Putin when he shared with him information about "the situation in eastern Ukraine in one day, in one week, in one month, and other fairy tales that they [the Russians] are occupying all of our Donbas or a large part [of it], which we control."

However, Zelenskyy added, Trump then "returned" to him in phone calls and communication.

"He [the US president] always said, that in the autumn they [the Russians] were occupying something, and we had to react somehow. And then gradually he realized that Putin was just sharing some information that was far from the truth on the battlefield. Now he trusts me much more, because the information that my intelligence has is shared with our partners," the Ukrainian leader noted.

He also pointed out that Trump's perception was influenced by Ukraine's successes on the battlefield.

• During a meeting with his American counterpart, the president of Ukraine also said that in September, the Defense Forces liberated 360 square kilometers and encircled 1000 occupants.
• After his meeting with Zelenskyy, Trump said that with the support of the European Union, Ukraine could regain all its territory.