Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with far-right US activist Laura Loomer

Pro-Israel Trump ally sits down with Ukrainian president as she says Russia is helping Iran kill US soldiers.Laura Loomer, a far-right American activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, has met and interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reversing years of hostility towards Ukraine.Loomer said she interviewed Zelenskyy on Thursday for her show on the social media platform Rumble, after telling her nearly 2 million followers on X that she had been wrong to repeat Russian propaganda.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Has Russia helped Iran target CIA sites in the Gulf?list 2 of 3Top US and Russian diplomats discuss Ukraine war in Manilalist 3 of 3What will happen to Trump’s agenda after Lindsey Graham’s death?end of listThe right-wing commentator said she does not care if Republicans who oppose Ukraine disavow her. “They will come to see how evil Russia is as they continue funding Iran with weapons to murder US soldiers as they call for President Trump to be assassinated,” she wrote in a social media post.Loomer had long opposed US support for Kyiv, once calling Ukraine corrupt and full of “Nazi apologists”, a charge that Russia invoked to justify its 2022 full-scale invasion of its neighbour.She has also called Zelenskyy a “Jihadi apologist” for meeting with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.On Tuesday, Zelenskyy’s office hailed the visit, stating that it was “really important that [Loomer] is in Ukraine and sees things with her own eyes as they are”.Loomer calls herself a “proud Islamophobe”, frequently attacking Islam and Muslim figures on her social media platforms. She is also an ardent supporter of Israel and Trump’s deportation policies.While she has no official role in the Trump administration, according to US media reports, she has a close personal relationship with the president. She was granted Pentagon press credentials last year.