
Donald Trump's statement came as a surprise to Kyiv, journalist Paul Ronzheimer reported.
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German journalist Paul Ronzheimer reported on the reaction of Vladimir Zelensky’s entourage to the words of Donald Trump.
The reaction of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s entourage to the words of US President Donald Trump that he needs to be replaced in office has become known. German journalist Paul Ronzheimer spoke about this on his account on the social network X.
Ronzheimer wrote that Trump’s call came as a surprise to Zelensky’s entourage. As a source close to the Ukrainian leader told the journalist, everyone understood perfectly well that during the election campaign before the midterm elections to the US Congress, Ukraine would again come into focus. “But we didn’t expect something like this,” added one of Zelensky’s advisers.
After the US President’s statement, Kyiv had many telephone conversations with European partners. Ukraine fears that the Republican will stop cooperation between intelligence agencies, Ronzheimer added.

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