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Fact-checking Donald Trump's claims about war in Ukraine

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Trump appeared to accuse Ukraine of starting the war with Russia in a flurry of claims from his Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida .

He also made claims about President Volodymyr Zelensky 's popularity and martial law in Ukraine .

BBC fact-checked Trump 's claims, which came just hours after US officials met with a Russian delegation in Saudi Arabia to open talks to end the conflict.

60% of Ukrainians were opposed to holding elections to replace Zelensky during the war, according to a survey of Ukrainians conducted in September and October by the International Republican Institute .

Some experts have observed that holding elections in Ukraine before the conflict ends would be practically impossible, as Russian attacks on many cities persist and millions of citizens are displaced.