Zelenskyy transforms from diplomat to war leader

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has hit back at Donald Trump after the US President branded him a "disgrace" over energy strikes against Russia. Trump has paused a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy just one week after reaching a diesel agreement with Putin. The US President told Congress the pause on the legislation passed by both chambers was in the national interest, saying in an executive order passed on Friday that he was waiving many sanctions, restrictions and duties on Russia. The move comes amid a deepening row between Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Matt Frei is joined by FT foreign editor Alec Russell and Ukrainian MP Mariana Bezuhla to react to the escalation. Listen to the full show on the all-new LBC App: https://app.af.lbc.co.uk/btnc/thenewlbcapp #mattfrei #putin #trump #zelensky #russia #ukraine #europe #uspolitics #economy #LBC LBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs in the UK. Join in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBC's weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signup