Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has harshly criticized White House President Donald Trump over the latter's statements about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
This was reported by UNN with reference to Le Monde.
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He noted that the democracy gained after World War II is a parameter and example of the best government “we have had in the last seventy years, but Trump is trying to ‘pass himself off as the emperor of the world’ with his manner of action.
Trump was elected to run the United States, not to run the world
However, he did not say that he was referring to Russia's war against Ukraine and Trump's recent comments about Zelensky, but emphasized that “it is important to respect the sovereignty of each country because it helps strengthen democracy.
Trump is trying to express his opinion on all countries, all government policies. I would ask the US president to stop this protectionism
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Recently, White House Chief of Staff Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a “dictator without elections.” According to him, the current rating of the current head of state has fallen to 4%. In turn, Zelenskyy said that is Russian disinformation, and unfortunately, US President Donald Trump lives in this disinformation space.
Trump's statement was also sharply criticized by the leaders of the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom.