Andrii Sybiha
Role at the time: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, in a post on his X account
Statement summary
Ukraine's foreign minister wrote that Zelenskyy has the support of Ukrainians, that they have the right to decide, and that statements from abroad confirm he is doing his job well.
“He has the support of the Ukrainian people, and they have the right to decide. Statements from abroad only confirm that he is doing his job well. He deserves support.”
Why we used this label
The reference point is President Trump's October 10, 2026 call for Ukraine to get a new president. Sybiha answers it without naming Trump or criticizing the call directly. He disputes its premise that Zelenskyy has failed: he writes that Zelenskyy has the support of Ukrainians, that statements from abroad only confirm he is doing his job well, and that Ukrainians have the right to decide. Rejecting that description of Zelenskyy, without an express criticism of the call itself, fits a challenge to the characterization better than a condemnation.