{"id":2010007,"date":"2026-06-25T06:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010007"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T03:42:22","slug":"trump-says-courageous-zelenskyy-is-doing-pretty-well-in-war-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2010007","title":{"rendered":"Trump says &#8216;courageous&#8217; Zelenskyy is &#8216;doing pretty well&#8217; in war with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/26\/73\/1200x675_cmsv2_6f97c051-722e-5e9f-a6fd-6d8822ded871-9812673.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2904814-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904814\" data-cid=\"9813051\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904814-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/30\/51\/189x106_cmsv2_751c13c3-1db7-541f-b1f5-f83c73b6b63d-9813051.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A man stands next to a collapsed building after an earthquake in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Venezuela<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    International community pledges aid to Venezuela after earthquakes\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904859-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904859\" data-cid=\"9813267\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904859-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/32\/67\/189x106_cmsv2_3aa55a43-b39f-5373-a03b-3d0db1b78d32-9813267.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Sun-like star TOI-791, background left, and two giant planets that NASA&apos;s TESS space telescope discovered in its orbit.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Tech News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Scientists find two Jupiter-sized planets &#8216;lighter than cotton candy&#8217;\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904871-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904871\" data-cid=\"9813342\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904871-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/33\/42\/189x106_cmsv2_1c694f44-2ea8-58ed-93c9-b1390311a8c0-9813342.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Family holidays are among Trip.com\u2019s top travel trends for this summer \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Travel News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Short breaks and family holidays drive Europe summer travel demand\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2904865-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2904865\" data-cid=\"9813310\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2904865-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/81\/31\/34\/189x106_cmsv2_4926f348-c9d8-5c36-a095-2adcd0a064e8-9813134.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Amelie Kenney, right, and her partner Francesca Pilia stand on the balcony of the attic apartment they shares in Paris, Tuesday, June 23, 2026.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Climate<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Paris&#8217; 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fighters,&#8221; Trump said of Zelenskyy.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>US President Donald Trump heaped praise on Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, calling his Ukrainian counterpart &#8220;courageous&#8221; and saying he was &#8220;doing pretty well&#8221; in the war against Russia.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking to reporters from the White House alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Trump said: &#8220;He&#8217;s doing pretty well, no matter how you look at it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s holding his own at least,&#8221; Trump continued. &#8220;A lot of people dying on both sides, but I think he&#8217;s doing pretty well&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You have to say he&#8217;s courageous, he&#8217;s got great equipment, he&#8217;s got great men, he&#8217;s got fighters,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s comments come as Kyiv looks to cut off the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula by attacking energy industry infrastructure and transport links.<\/p>\n<p>Ukraine&#8217;s defence minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, has said Crimea would soon &#8220;turn into an island&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Logistics are being cut off,&#8221; he said in an interview with the YouTube channel Pressing, adding: &#8220;This could lead to some very unexpected consequences for the Russians&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian attacks on the peninsula have sparked a major fuel crisis in the region, with long queues for petrol stations and limited supply.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy has said Russian forces are now redeploying some air defence assets to guard the Crimean Bridge, Russian President Vladimir Putin&#8217;s prized road connecting Crimea to Russian-occupied territory on the mainland.<\/p>\n<p>The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced on Wednesday that its forces had carried out a number of strikes on air defence systems and military airfields in Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>It said the strikes hit four aircraft hangars at the Saky airfield. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In addition, near Kerch, two components of an S-400 anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed, as well as two &#8216;Pantsir-S1\u2019 anti-aircraft missile and gun systems,&#8221; the SBU said in a post on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>Zelenskyy met with Rutte and the leaders of the E5 &#8211; France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom &#8211; this week to discuss Ukraine&#8217;s own air defences.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte and the E5 leaders pledged to continue support for Ukraine moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can count on us now and in the future, so that you can defend yourself, that you are stronger at the negotiating table, that you can deter aggression in the future and on your irreversible path into NATO,&#8221; Rutte said during the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label 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