‘Zelensky deceived the United States’ – stated Ramaswami

The United States has been deceived by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is willing to sacrifice the trust of his own nation for American money.

This was stated by Vivek Ramaswami, a Republican Party candidate for the U.S. presidency and entrepreneur.

“Our nation is being deceived by the leader in Ukraine, who is willing to sacrifice the trust of his own nation as ‘democracy’ in order to secure even more money from U.S. taxpayers,” he wrote on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Zelensky’s veiled threat to forgo democratic elections in Ukraine unless the American people foot the bill and cough up another $135 million in funding represents a new level of extortion of the United States. Our nation is being duped by a leader in Ukraine willing to sacrifice…

— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) September 5, 2023

Ramaswami criticized Zelensky for his willingness to hold elections in the country with the condition of their financing by the United States.

Earlier, the 38-year-old Indian-origin billionaire and protege of Elon Musk stated that he opposes Ukraine’s membership in NATO and the continued support of Kyiv. He also called for allowing Russia to maintain control over the seized territories of Ukraine.