Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has responded to US President Donald Trump’s comments overnight.

He says that he “never comments on popularity ratings, especially my own or other leaders,” but he points out that the latest poll shows 58% of Ukrainian trust him.

“So if anyone wants to replace me right now, that will not work,” he says.

He also calls out “a lot of disinformation coming from Russia,” as he says that these figures seem to be shared with the US.

“Unfortunately, President Trump, with all due respect for him as the leader of a nation that we respect greatly … is living in this disinformation bubble,” he says.

Zelenskyy says he will look into collecting more data on trust in key global leaders to counter Russian disinformation, as he says he warns against “the misinformation circle around President Trump,” which he says includes representatives linked with Hungarian and Slovak governments.

“This is all concerning. Everything they are doing is to make sure that Ukraine is weak,” he says.

/The Guadian