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Far-right influencer Laura Loomer interviews Zelensky, Trump shares

7/29/2026

Summary

Story summary

Laura Loomer (far-right influencer) interviewed President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Kyiv bunker, dropping her Nazi-apologist claim.
Loomer told the Associated Press she was “bamboozled by Russian propaganda” and now backs Ukraine as “America first.”
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Tetyana Berezhna said Loomer’s visit could help spread the truth in the United States.
President Donald Trump shared Loomer’s interview clip on Truth Social, captioning it “Very good!!!.”

History

Historical Context

In February 2014 Russia seized Crimea, held a disputed referendum and incorporated the peninsula on 18 March, sparking a “Crimean consensus” that saw 27,000 Moscow protesters support the move and a 71.6% rise in Putin’s approval. The annexation launched a state-run disinformation push that NATO later countered, a pattern echoed today as Laura Loomer repeats Russian narratives and Donald Trump amplifies them on Truth Social.

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Story summary

Laura Loomer (far-right influencer) interviewed President Volodymyr Zelensky in a Kyiv bunker, dropping her Nazi-apologist claim.
Loomer told the Associated Press she was “bamboozled by Russian propaganda” and now backs Ukraine as “America first.”
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Tetyana Berezhna said Loomer’s visit could help spread the truth in the United States.
President Donald Trump shared Loomer’s interview clip on Truth Social, captioning it “Very good!!!.”

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