Overview
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social that Ukraine’s leadership had shown “zero gratitude” for U.S. efforts.
- Zelensky responded with a video thanking “each and every person” helping Ukraine and voiced gratitude to the United States and personally to Trump.
- CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale published 78 documented examples of Zelensky expressing thanks, calling Trump’s assertion not even close to accurate.
- Dale’s list cites remarks spanning 2022 through last week, including Kyiv meeting notes where Zelensky told Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, “We are very grateful to President Trump, to the United States, to the entire American people.”
- Dale noted his tally was not comprehensive, while separate coverage reported Zelensky publicly thanked 13 world leaders on X after Trump’s accusation.