Ukrainians Rally Around Zelensky as Trump and Putin Denigrate Him

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

41% : Millions of displaced Ukrainians living abroad would struggle to participate -- not to mention the hundreds of thousands Ukrainians living in Russian-occupied territories, whose ability to vote would be virtually impossible.
37% : After Trump called Zelensky a "dictator" -- for legally postponing an election last year -- and as reports emerged of U.S. and Russian officials meeting in Saudi Arabia to discuss a possible ceasefire without input from Ukraine, even some of Zelensky's harshest domestic critics have begun defending him.
33% : The mood only became gloomier in recent days as Trump signaled his desire to rapidly bring the fighting to a close on terms that Zelensky and many in the West say are too favorable to Russia.
31% : " On Wednesday, Trump echoed one of Putin's frequent talking points, claiming Zelensky, whose term expired last year, must hold elections.
21% : But Vice President J.D. Vance admonished Zelensky for publicly warning Trump about falling for Russian disinformation.
8% : After their initial shock at Trump's false claims this week that Ukraine is led by a "dictator" who started the war with Russia, the Ukrainian people are rallying around a defiant President Volodymyr Zelensky, who publicly criticized Trump for promoting Russian "disinformation.

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