A “substitute” for Trump? Ukrainian president grins at reporter's question

[Brussels Current Affairs] President Zelenskiy of Ukraine, who attended the European Union (EU) Summit, held a press conference in Brussels on the 16th. Asked by President Trump whether he was being used as a ``scapegoat'' for problems in the United States such as rising fuel prices, he paused for about 15 seconds, then broke into a grin. As laughter erupted from the audience, he simply said, ``This is my answer,'' and ended the press conference.

Ukraine's president ``resumes'' attack on Russian oil refinery, Trump ``disgraceful''

The reporter from Britain's Sky News who asked the question pointed out that Trump's approval ratings are slumping due to rising diesel oil prices in the United States and the war in the Middle East not going as planned ahead of the U.S. mid-term elections in November. I asked Zelensky if he felt like Trump was being held responsible for his own problems.

Trump blamed Ukraine's attack on a Russian refinery for driving up fuel prices. He claimed that Zelenskiy was not trying to reach a peace deal and said, "It's time for Ukraine to have a new president."