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Trump confidante Loomer meets Zelensky amid u-turn on Ukraine war
The 33-year-old arch-conservative commentator, who has millions of online followers, has recently abandoned her anti-Ukraine stance and has supported its resistance against Russia's invasion launched in 2022.
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on July 23, 2026, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin (rear R) attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance of the Fallen for Ukraine in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Credit: AFP)
By: AFP ., Journalist @New Vision
KYIV - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday held talks with right-wing American influencer Laura Loomer, a confidante of President Donald Trump, an official said.
The 33-year-old arch-conservative commentator, who has millions of online followers, has recently abandoned her anti-Ukraine stance and has supported its resistance against Russia's invasion launched in 2022.
The meeting with Zelensky was confirmed to AFP by an advisor to the Ukraine leader, Dmytro Lytvyn.
On Monday Loomer, who had previously opposed US military and financial aid to Ukraine, posted a video of herself on a train in Ukraine and on Tuesday told how she had experienced an air raid alert in Kyiv.
On Monday Loomer, who had previously opposed US military and financial aid to Ukraine, posted a video of herself on a train in Ukraine and on Tuesday told how she had experienced an air raid alert in Kyiv.
"This is everyday for every Ukrainian, I feel like such an a**hole for minimizing the struggle of Ukrainians for the last five years," she said of the experience.
"Some of us had the audacity to say Russia wasn’t wrong because we believed the lie that Ukraine is a country full of Nazi sympathisers. We have been so propagandised by Russia, and we don’t even realise it," she added.
Zelensky's office welcomed Loomer's visit, saying it was important that she sees events in Ukraine personally.
Trump has in the past clashed with Zelensky but has recently spoken in favour of Ukraine. The US president said last month that he would let Ukraine build Patriot missiles for its air defence systems.
"Some of us had the audacity to say Russia wasn’t wrong because we believed the lie that Ukraine is a country full of Nazi sympathisers. We have been so propagandised by Russia, and we don’t even realise it," she added.
Zelensky's office welcomed Loomer's visit, saying it was important that she sees events in Ukraine personally.
Trump has in the past clashed with Zelensky but has recently spoken in favour of Ukraine. The US president said last month that he would let Ukraine build Patriot missiles for its air defence systems.