That was a dangerous thing to say out loud. When leaders start talking about death as a path to policy change, it stops sounding like politics and starts sounding like something much darker.
Zelensky stated that he is waiting for the death of Donald Trump.
At a press conference, he said that the US position on Ukraine’s NATO membership could change when “politicians change or someone dies.”
Direct quote:
“The United States does not currently see us in NATO.… pic.twitter.com/RE5KjjcBUt— Dmytruk Artem (@Dmytruk__Artem) December 18, 2025
Update: President Volodymyr Zelensky: “This is not going to be a war between Ukraine and Russia; this is going to be a European war, a fully-fledged war.”
— EndGameWW3 🇺🇸 (@EndGameWW3) February 1, 2022