GOP senators back Trump's demand for Ukraine elections, but won't call Zelenskyy 'dictator'
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Republican senators are supportive of President Donald Trump's demand for Ukraine to hold elections, though GOP lawmakers won't go so far as to call Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a 'dictator,' as Trump did.
Trump on Tuesday night said Ukraine "never should have started" the war, and doubled down by calling Zelenskyy a "dictator" because Ukraine hasn’t held elections since Russia invaded the country in 2022.
"Ukraine clearly did not start this war," Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., wrote on X. "The fact is that Russia invaded Ukraine and must be held accountable. Otherwise, aggressors will be encouraged in their bad actions."
Still, the Nebraska senator commended Trump for trying to end the war.
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