EXCLUSIVE: President Zelensky 'BETRAYED' By Trump & Elon Musk
October 14, 2026
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5 min readPresident Volodymyr Zelensky sat down with Piers Morgan in London for a raw and unusually direct interview, arriving just after a night in which Russia launched 40 ballistic missiles at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Of those, only four were intercepted. The reason, Zelensky said, was not just the sheer volume of the attack, but the fact that Starlink — the satellite service on which Ukraine depends for both civilian communication and battlefield defense — had been deliberately slowed. “At night the Starlink was switched off,” he said plainly. “They knew what they did.”
The Starlink cutoff and what it means
Zelensky described the sequence of events with clinical precision. President Trump had announced an energy ceasefire. Ukraine honored it, not attacking any Russian energy targets for three days. Russia responded by bombarding Ukrainian gas stations and infrastructure immediately after the announcement. When Zelensky warned American partners that a bigger attack was coming, it came that same night — and Starlink was restricted at 1 a.m. local time, just as the ballistic missiles arrived.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Opening: Zelensky on the Brink of Losing America** - President Zelensky states bluntly that Ukraine is losing a strong partner, confirms he believes they are losing America, and frames the crisis as a deliberate weakening of Ukraine.
- 2 (03:03) **The Diesel Deal & The Broken Energy Ceasefire** - Piers Morgan asks if Zelensky feels betrayed by Trump's diesel deal with Putin and the immediate Russian bombardment that followed the energy ceasefire.
- 3 (06:58) **Starlink Sabotage: A Deliberate Act of War** - Zelensky states with certainty that SpaceX and the US deliberately restricted Starlink during the attack, crippling Ukraine's defense.
- 4 (08:46) **Comparing Putin to Hitler** - Zelensky agrees with Laura Loomer's statement that Putin is the "Hitler of our time," but clarifies his view on Putin's strength.
- 5 (10:58) **Why Trump Did the Diesel Deal** - Morgan presents a theory that Trump's diesel deal is a distraction from the Iran war's impact on US energy prices, and Zelensky agrees.
- 6 (13:54) **Trump's Advisors Are on the Wrong Side of History** - Zelensky criticizes the people around Trump, saying they do not represent the majority of Americans who support Ukraine.
- 7 (16:55) **The Cost of Starlink's Restriction** - Zelensky details the two critical problems: intelligence sharing on ballistic missiles went down, and Starlink was restricted, both crippling their defense.
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Show Notes
Piers Morgan sits down for an exclusive, in-person interview with President Volodymyr Zelensky in his London studios.
In this hard-hitting discussion, the Ukrainian leader addresses his feelings on Trump’s energy ceasefire and diesel deal with Putin, admitting he feels ‘betrayed’ and warning that stepping away from Ukraine is "the wrong side of history."
He also delivers a direct message to Elon Musk, breaks down the staggering reality of Russian casualties on the battlefield, discusses ongoing energy attacks, and tackles the tough questions surrounding peace negotiations and territorial integrity.
(00:00:00) Introduction
(00:01:30) Ukraine War, Trump and Putin
(00:03:52) ‘Yes, I feel betrayed’
(00:08:22) Is Putin the ‘Hitler of our time’?
(00:09:35) Zelensky’s message to President Trump
(00:15:30) Civilian death toll ratio: Ukraine vs Russia
(00:17:30) Elon Musk and Zelensky’s message to him
(00:22:24) Is surrendering territory the price of peace for Ukraine?
(00:27:11) Does Zelensky plan to resign any time soon?
(00:31:23) Panel reacts to Zelensky interview
(00:49:57) Jim Hanson calls Zelensky ‘delusional’
(00:53:05) The American people’s support for Ukraine
(01:02:00) Clash over Russia’s invasion of Georgia
(01:05:36) Trump’s war on Iran and midterms
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