Zelenskyy expressed bewilderment at how Trump could align himself with Putin, stating, "I know he's met with him... but he's never fought Putin. The American military has never fought the Russian army. Never... I understand better. I don't think he understands that Putin will never stop."

The president believes that if Trump were to choose to support Russia over Ukraine in the ongoing full-scale war, it would be a stance "against the Americans."