Peter Dutton says Trump ‘got it wrong’ when he called Zelenskyy a ‘dictator without elections’

<p>Anthony Albanese doesn’t explicitly rebuke US president but stresses Australia stands with Ukraine</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/feb/20/australia-news-live-richard-marles-defence-china-png-pacific-election-cost-of-living-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-nsw-vic-qld-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul><p>The federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, says Donald Trump “got it wrong” when he attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a “dictator” who could soon lose his country.</p><p>Anthony Albanese, meanwhile, did not directly rebuke the US president on Thursday but stressed Australia stood with Ukraine in the war against Russia.</p><p><strong><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed">Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email</a></strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/20/peter-dutton-donald-trump-putin-zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-comments">Continue reading...</a>