Volodymyr Zelensky “deserves to be supported”: reactions multiply after Trump’s remarks in favor of a new Ukrainian president

The main person concerned, Volodymyr Zelensky, has not yet reacted officially. But his diplomacy did it for him, after American President Donald Trump sharply took his Ukrainian counterpart to task, saying that “it is time for Ukraine to have a new president”. President Volodymyr Zelensky “benefits from the support of the Ukrainian people” and he “deserves to be supported,” his Foreign Minister said on Saturday on X.

“He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide. Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well. He deserves to be supported,” declared the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, Andriy Sybiga, in a publication on X. Other Western political figures reacted in the process.

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told Volodymyr Zelensky that he offered him his “total solidarity”. In a telephone conversation between the two leaders, Burnham said he recognized that "the last 24 hours have been difficult for Ukraine" and reaffirmed his "total solidarity" with the Ukrainian president, according to a report released by the British Prime Minister's office at Downing Street.