Nigel Farage claimed that Donald Trump is “two or three moves ahead” of Volodymyr Zelensky following their heated discussion on Friday.
The Reform UK leader said the Ukrainian president should “wake up and smell the coffee” about a ceasefire with Russia.
He told LBC Radio: “I think President Zelensky was very unwise to tell the Americans what would happen to them if they didn’t back him, I think it was unwise. Yeah, sure, Vance and Trump bit back. But I think, in diplomatic terms, I think Zelensky played it very badly.
“But, you know what, with these negotiations, he’s [Trump] always two or three moves ahead of everybody else, and that’s why to comment constantly on the latest thing Trump has said or done is ludicrous. The old saying about taking him seriously, but not literally, is true.”
When asked if a peace deal is closer because of the meeting, the Clacton MP said: “Very much so, because Zelensky has had to wake up and smell the coffee.”