Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he doesn't recognize U.S. aid as Ukraine's debt and is "not signing something that will be paid off by ten generations of Ukrainians."

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was not offended that US President Donald Trump had called him a "dictator" and pledged that he would not become a dictator. Source: Zelenskyy at a press conference on 23 Details: Zelenskyy was asked to comment on Trump calling him a "dictator" because of his unwillingness to hold elections during the war.

Richard Grenell defended President Trump’s criticism of Zelenskyy being a “dictator," saying that the president is focused on what is best for the American people.