Zelenskyy shuts down NewsMax interviewer who tried to get him to say there would be no war if Trump were president

Zelenskyy said that there would be no war in Ukraine if Trump were still president.

Zelenskyy was interviewed by a Newsmax anchor about the invasion of Ukraine.

Zelenskyy was asked if he thought that different Western leadership may have prevented the aggression.

Many Americans believe that if Donald Trump were still in the White House, the invasion wouldn't have happened. What is your position?

Zelenskyy said that he was grateful for the help given by US President Joe Biden, and that the most important thing for Ukraine was support from the American public.

The most important thing is the assistance from the people of the United States. They are paying taxes and the money allocated to support Ukraine comes from the taxes. I am thankful to the current president of the United States as well as to those in the political parties that support us.

I apologize if I say something you don't like but for us as the country in war, it doesn't matter. He said that it was the people of the United States that supported them.

Zelenskyy said that he didn't know what would happen if Donald Trump was the president.

Zelenskyy said that it was important that US institutions like the Senate and Congress work the same regardless of who is in power, to keep the values of the United States.

Newsmax supports Trump.

Trump has claimed before that he would have stopped Russia from invading.

He said in a statement on February 24 that the deadly Ukraine situation would never have happened if he were in office.

The question of US support led to the first impeachment of Trump.

Trump was impeached by Congress after he urged the Ukrainian president to investigate Biden and his son, Hunter, in exchange for military aid.