Afghanistan, Feb. 20 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a scathing attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of being a "dictator without elections" and blaming him for leading Ukraine into a war that could have been avoided. Trump's remarks come amid growing tensions over U.S. involvement in the conflict, as he dismissed Zelensky's persistent demands for more American military and financial support, calling them unrealistic and offensive.

Trump, visibly frustrated, took to his social media platform Truth Social, ridiculing Zelensky as a "modestly successful comedian" who managed to persuade the United States to spend billions on a war that he now appears incapable of resolving. He warned that Ukraine's leader...