Zelenskyy Calls Out Trump: “He Couldn’t Make a Deal WITH PUTIN”

Zelenskyy Calls Out Trump: “He Couldn’t Make a Deal WITH PUTIN”

Published: October 22, 2026

Duration: 16:18

I examine Volodymyr Zelensky’s accusation that Vladimir Putin rejected Donald Trump’s proposed energy ceasefire, leaving Ukraine’s civilians exposed to further strikes on power infrastructure as winter approaches. Zelensky also rejects the claim that Ukraine is responsible for rising U.S. diesel prices, raising a larger question: does blaming Kyiv instead of Moscow create leverage for peace—or reward coercion?


I also track Ukraine’s unanswered questions over SpaceX satellite-communications restrictions, a bipartisan House letter seeking Starlink access against Russian missile launchers, and NATO’s new centralized procurement access for Kyiv. In Europe, D...