<p style="font-weight: 400;">In the wake of criticism of President Donald Trump for his handling of the Ukraine-Russia war, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz stoutly defended the president for his actions.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Trump engendered a reaction when he responded to Ukraine&#8217;s concern about being left out of meetings between the U.S. and Russia by saying, &#8220;Today I heard, &#8216;Oh, we weren&#8217;t invited.&#8217; Well you&#8217;ve been there for three years, you should have ended it&#8230; you should have never started it. You could have made a deal.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Trump followed by <a href="https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114031332924234939">stating</a> on social media, &#8220;A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left. In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an end to the War with Russia, something all admit only ‘TRUMP,’ and the Trump Administration, can do. Biden never tried, Europe has failed to bring Peace, and Zelenskyy probably wants to keep the ‘gravy train’ going. I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died.&#8221;</p>
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<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Zelenskyy was originally up for re-election in April 2024, but Ukraine’s constitution bars holding elections until the president lifts the martial law order he instituted after the 2022 invasion,” <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-back-trumps-demand-ukraine-elections-wont-call-zelenskyy-dictator" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“The President also said how much he loves the Ukrainian people,” Waltz stated. “He was the first to arm them back in his first term. We&#8217;ve done a lot, a lot for the security of Ukraine, and to say that we’re going to change the nature of our aid going forward, is, I don’t think, should offend anyone.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Look, the president is ready to drive this war to an end,” he continued. “He has made that clear over and over again. And just a week ago, he had both President Putin on the phone and Zelenskyy on the phone, literally within minutes of each other. And both were saying, ‘Only you, President Trump, can lead this war to a conclusion when no one else has been able to,”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“And in fact, the last administration didn’t even really try,” Waltz declared. “So now, President Trump is doing what he should as a leader and pushing hard diplomacy with strength and leadership. And no one should be surprised about that.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MikeWaltz47?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MikeWaltz47</a>: The President said how much he loves the Ukrainian people. He was the first to arm them in his first term. We&#39;ve done A LOT for the security of Ukraine&#8230; Now, he&#39;s doing what he should as a leader and pushing hard diplomacy&#8230;No one should be surprised about that. <a href="https://t.co/STrG6HJaE9">pic.twitter.com/STrG6HJaE9</a></p>
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