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'‘It’s easier dealing with Trump than Putin,’ Zelenskyy tells Euronews amid US tensions

EuroNews16 October 2026, 14:12 UTCUkraine

After a week of tensions between Washington and Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Trump was still easier to deal with than Putin, despite the US president’s calls for new leadership in Ukraine and criticism of the Ukrainian leader.

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