Source: as reported by "European Truth", he made this statement during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House on February 27.
Details: In response to a BBC correspondent's question about whether he still considers Zelensky a dictator, Trump replied: "Did I say that? I can't believe I would say such a thing. Next question."
Recall that last week, Donald Trump referred to the president of Ukraine as a dictator multiple times and asserted that Zelensky needs to act swiftly if Ukraine wants to survive as a nation.
Zelensky himself later stated that he was not offended by those remarks.
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