Inside Trump & Zelensky’s VERY personal feud… from Volod’s TV trolling 9yrs ago to Don’s ‘f**king corrupt’ 2019 blast

DONALD Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's fiery feud is turning the world upside down - and the pair have a bitter history. The respective leaders of Ukraine and the US have had a chaotic relationship - and it actually dates back even further to before Trump was elected, and when Zelensky was a TV comic.

Their personal tension has bubbled over this week following on from Trump's vow to end the Ukraine war quickly. The Republican has been steadfast in his approach to making both Ukraine and Russia agree to a peace deal - but many fear any deal struck by the Don could favour Vladimir Putin.

These thoughts stem from recent comments from Trump who openly criticised the Ukrainian leader and branded him a "dictator". Trump also slammed Zelensky as a “modestly successful” comedian before blasting him for delaying elections during wartime.

The US president has openly admitted to being "very frustrated" with Zelensky - saying he had a "personal" problem with him. Trump's close pal Elon Musk later lashed out at Zelensky too as he labelled him as a "despised dictator" in a fiery social media rant.

The stern verbal rampage came after Zelensky argued Washington should careful when they negotiate with Moscow,. He felt betrayed by Trump after US and Russian officials met in Saudi Arabia to begin crucial peace talks - notably leaving out Ukraine. The recent back and forth between the proud patriots is just the latest in a string of barbs each have thrown at each other.

The first time the pair are believed to have referenced one another came on a Ukrainian talk show featuring Zelesnky - then a star comedian - back in 2016. Speaking about the lead up to that years US election, Zelensky made a comedic dig at the business tycoon turned Republican favourite.

He told TV viewers on the show: “Hillary won a confident victory in the debates, but considering that Donald Trump is the founder of the Miss World beauty contest, defeat in an intellectual competition should not upset him.". Before he said the punchline: "Because he is probably betting on a swimsuit fashion show.”.

Trump would have often featured in the satarical headline round up that was a part of Zelensky and his TV pals show on Kvartal 95. Another part of the show featured Zelensky giggling along as his fellow comedian Valeriy Zhidkov gave an assessment of Trump's first election win.

One of the first times the pair spoke came in 2019 as Trump phoned up Zelensky after he won the Ukrainian election. Trump congratulated him before adding "you will do a great job". But his clear hostility towards Zelensky is also often traced back to the same year.

The Republican landed himself in trouble as he was impeached over allegations he withheld almost $400million in US security assistance to Kyiv unless it complied with Trump's requests. The main issue Trump had was Hunter Biden - the son of Trump's future political foe Joe.

Complaints from Trump's team ahead of the 2020 election saw them claim Biden had lobbied Ukraine to dismiss its top prosecutor to hamper an investigation into energy firm Burisma. Hunter was a board member for the energy company at the time. Just a few months later, Trump called upon Zelensky to "get to the bottom" of the allegations and launch an investigation to bring the Biden's into disrepute before election day.

The claims have never been proven and no wrongdoing was ever found. Trump was also acquitted by the US Senate in 2020. It was later revealed that Zelensky had voiced his concerns over Trump's pressuring nature regarding the allegations. He was said to have issues over Trump and his associates pressing him to take action that could have had an affect on the 2020 presidential race, sources close to Kyiv said.

Images of the pair from a later date showed them both sat together in New York with an awkward look on their faces. A reporter even quizzed Zelensky on the concerns during the joint visit as they both tried to play down the source's remarks. And in the aftermath of the row in 2019 - Zelensky was treated to a skit featuring Trump playing piano with his genitals on a special New Year's Eve show.

The team from Kvartal 95 had Zelensky along as a guest to the event where they had a Trump impersonator take to the stage. The short clip shows Trump on a video call to Zelensky as he passionately says: "I don't like a lot of words, I like concrete actions.".

An overly exaggerated Trump then stands up and makes the bizarre move to pull down his trousers. Moments later he appears to play Jingle Bells on a piano with his penis from inside the Oval Office. It was a reference to one of Zelensky's previous skits in his TV fame which he also played piano with his penis.

At the end of his first term in office, Trump reportedly ripped into Zelensky and Ukraine. Former US National  Security Advisor John Bolton said over five years ago that Trump wasn't Zelensky's biggest fan when he first became president. Bolton quoted Trump as saying: “I don’t want to have any f***ing thing to do with Ukraine.