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Kolomoisky dismisses Trump-Putin rapport in courtroom remarks

The Ukrainian businessman's exchange with reporters moves from the leaders' ages to his opposition to territorial concessions and a ceasefire.

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КОЛОМОЙСЬКИЙ ПРО ТРАМПА і ПУТІНА: “ТОМУ - 80, ТОМУ - 74! ПОЖИЛЫЕ ЛЮДИ! ЧТО ТАМ СИМПАТИЗИРОВАТЬ?!

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0:00Kolomoisky discusses what he describes as Russian diesel shortages and restrictions on exports.
1:40Questions about Trump and American sanctions lead Kolomoisky to mention that he has no U.S. visa.
2:45He attributes Trump's peace efforts to a desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
3:02He rejects territorial concessions, then dismisses talk of Trump-Putin affinity by referring to their ages.
4:11Kolomoisky calls any ceasefire a catastrophe for Ukraine.
4:47The conversation turns to U.S. congressional midterms and candidates from both major parties.

Asked about the relationship between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, Ihor Kolomoisky responds by pointing to their ages: one is 80, the other 74. He questions what personal affinity there is to discuss, before returning to what he considers Ukraine's only option: holding out and continuing to fight.

Ukraine's Television News Service (TSN) published the courtroom exchange, which drew about 321,000 views since yesterday. Kolomoisky, a prominent Ukrainian businessman, sits on the defendants' bench in a sports jacket, speaking with off-camera journalists while lawyers and a guard are nearby.

The conversation opens with his comments on Russian diesel shortages and export restrictions. A reporter then asks whether anyone can influence Putin. Kolomoisky jokes about provocative questions, and the discussion turns to Trump, American sanctions and his own lack of a U.S. visa.

He portrays Trump's pursuit of peace as connected to a desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize. That is Kolomoisky's assessment of the president's motives, not an announcement from the White House.

His position on negotiations is categorical: Ukraine cannot surrender territory, he says, and any ceasefire would be a catastrophe for the country. The exchange gives his opposition plainly, but does not develop a detailed explanation of why he believes every temporary truce would have that outcome.

The final portion returns to American politics, with Kolomoisky discussing the congressional midterms and Republican and Democratic candidates. Between those subjects comes a brief joking detour about politicians dyeing their hair, part of an informal conversation rather than a statement delivered to the court.

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