Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he believes American officials are being influenced by Russian propaganda as his country attempts to negotiate a war ceasefire.

Zelenskyy spoke with Time magazine after his Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance this month that ended in a shouting match. Zelenskyy said his goal at the Oval Office meeting was to dispel what he believed was the influence of Russian propaganda on the White House.

“Our warriors in Moshchun were outnumbered 13 to 1,” Zelensky told Time at the site of a battle that prevented Russia from seizing Kyiv. That is not propaganda, he insisted. “That’s a fact.” 

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