Trump ally Loomer meets Zelensky in Ukraine after dramatic U-turn on war

Laura Loomer, an ardent ally of US President Donald Trump with a reputation for incendiary social media commentary, sat down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday after a dramatic turnaround on the war that could have political reverberations back in Washington.

Loomer had spent years minimising Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and amplifying Russian propaganda to her nearly 2 million followers.

This is everyday for every Ukrainian,” Loomer wrote on X during her visit to the country. “I often said I don’t care.

It was a stunning reversal for a woman who had spent years criticising US support for Ukraine’s defence, declaring it “a country full of Nazi apologists” – a claim used by Russia to justify its years-long invasion – and “led by a Jihadi apologist”.

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