Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- US President Donald Trump has called Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky a "dictator" and accused him of "doing a terrible job" at leading the east-European nation.

He said this on his Truth Social app on Wednesday, hours after the Ukraine leader accused him of adopting Russia's false narrative and calling for an end to the war at the expense of Ukraine's interest.

"I love Ukraine, but Zelenskyy has done a terrible job, his Country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died - And so it continues," Mr Trump said.

He said Mr Zelensky had talked the US government, led by Joe Biden, into investing in a war that couldn't be won.

He described the Ukraine-Russia as a war "that never had to start."

He said, "Th...