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SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly warned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Wednesday on her show that his “yapping” won’t help end his war against Russia, reminding him of how U.S. aid has kept him afloat.

Despite Donald Trump’s talks with both Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring the war to an end, Zelenskyy said there could be no peace deal without Ukraine’s involvement, according to the BBC. On “The Megyn Kelly Show,” Kelly called out Zelenskyy’s rejection of a deal crafted by Russia or the U.S., saying he could react “accordingly” when Trump brings an actual plan to him.

“Now, with all due respect to Mr. Zelenskyy, this thing was just on and on and on with no progress until or hope of resolution until Trump got directly involved, till he got elected and stepped in there and actually started to say, ‘Look, let’s be realistic about how this thing is going to land,’” Kelly said. “So Zelensky would do well to just be quiet for a while to see what Trump can accomplish. When Trump brings it to him, it will be a proposal and he can react accordingly.”

“But instead, he’s been yapping the whole week long about there’s no deal on Ukraine without Ukraine,” Kelly added. “But realistically, you’ll probably do what we tell you to because your war ends without our support. Everybody knows that. So we’re kind of doing you the courtesy of allowing you to appear like you are in charge. But everyone knows without our money, this thing goes away.”

Under former President Joe Biden’s administration, the U.S. became involved in the Ukraine-Russia war in February 2022, providing equipment and training to Ukraine. According to the State Department, by the end of Biden’s term in December 2024, the U.S. is expected to have sent an estimated $61.4 billion in military assistance, with Biden sending a last package of an estimated $500 million in January.

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“You can’t — you lose. You would have lost week one. The Europeans have donated some, have supported some. But let’s be honest, their coffers are a lot more shallow than ours are. We’re the number one player in making this thing go away. So that’s why Trump is taking the lead,” Kelly said. “He’s dealing with Putin directly. Zelensky just keeps dropping these not helpful statements.”

Prior to Zelenskyy’s statements about his involvement in the deal-making, the Ukrainian president told Reuters on Feb. 7 that he hoped to make a deal with Trump to end the war. However, following Zelenskyy’s recent pushback, Trump took to Truth Social, criticizing the Ukraine president for acting like a “dictator” and noting how Zelenskyy admitted that billions of U.S. aid for the country had gone “missing.”

“What Zelensky doesn’t want to do is saber rattle Trump over to the JD Vance/Tucker side, where Ukraine will get even less than Trump is trying to negotiate for them. Trust me when I tell you, they’ll do better under Trump in a good mood than they will under Trump in a ‘Screw you, Zelensky’ mood. So this is not smart behavior from a guy who has very few chips with which to bargain,” Kelly said.

Zelenskyy told the Associated Press that he had only received $75 billion of the $175 billion the United States had spent on Ukraine.

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