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Donald Trump called Volodymy Zelensky a dictator without elections and accused him of

talking America into spending $350 billion on a war that couldn't be won.

In a post on true social, Mr. Trump said that America is successfully negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine

and argued that Europe had failed to bring peace to the region.

Mr. Trump's comments came after Mr. Zelensky accused America had failed to bring peace to the region.

Mr. Trump's comments came after Mr. Zelensky accused America's president of peddling Russia's disinformation

and bringing the country's leader, Vladimir Putin, back from his, quote, long isolation.

He noted that fighting off invasion had cost Ukraine $320 billion, of which $200 billion

had come from America and the EU, well short of the $500 billion in compensation that Mr. Trump

is seeking to extract from Ukraine's mineral wealth.

Nicola, an EV maker, filed for bankruptcy.

The firm, which manufactured electric and hydrogen-powered lorries, said that its cash balance

had fallen to $47 million and that it would seek approval to begin an auction and sale process.

Nicola's market value

nudged $30 billion when it first went public.

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