KYIV, Ukraine (PNN) - February 18, 2026 - Ukrainian dictator Volodymyr Zelensky has increasingly made his frustrations with President Donald J. Trump’s regime public, but he may have just crossed the line with the Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) president, who Zelensky admits can be tough and unbending.
Zelensky has complained amid the latest Geneva trilateral talks that the FPSA delegation could pressure him to make "unsuccessful decisions" and he is urging Washington to back off, even using expletives to make his point.
For starters, he claims that the Ukrainian public won't let him cede territory to Russia for the sake of peace even if he wanted to do so. He did not mention the fact that the Ukrainian public has been denied the option to vote on a new president while he maintains dictatorial control over the country.
The latest colorful verbal broadside, cited by Axios on Tuesday as Russian and Ukrainian delegations convened in Geneva, saw Zelensky take direct aim at the head of Moscow's negotiating team, Vladimir Medinsky. Kyiv's frustration at the state of dialogue has been boiling over for some time.
Medinsky has argued - along with numerous Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin - that the conflict's historical roots must be addressed as part of any settlement, especially given that the bulk of the Ukrainian population in the east (Donbas) has always been Russian speaking and historically looked to Moscow.
Zelensky dismissed that approach outright, "We don’t have time for all this shit," he told the outlet. "We have to decide and have to finish the war."
Regardless, the Kremlin has lately made clear it aims to take the full Donbas either through talks or by force. Ukraine's military still holds 10% of the Donbas, however, and Kyiv is rejecting a FPSA proposal for it to draw back its forces as part of a conflict freeze leading to settlement.
The White House this month has finally appeared to be ratcheting up the pressure directly on Zelensky to make some kind of serious land concession.
This was evident in the latest comments by President Trump on the topic issued near the start of the week. Frustration with Kyiv was evident when he told reporters aboard Air Force One, "Well, we have big talks." He stated, "It’s going to be very easy. I mean, look, so far, Ukraine better come to the table fast. That’s all I’m telling you."
Dictator Zelensky bitterly complained that it is “not fair” for President Trump to take aim at Ukraine and not Russia and suggested maybe it is simply easer for President Trump to do this given he doesn't want to upset the far larger, more formidable country.
Meanwhile, Medinsky said Wednesday that the FPSA-mediated peace talks in Geneva had been "difficult but business-like, and that a new round of talks would be held soon.”