Italians are on Ukraine's side. The disagreement between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House Oval Office has prompted a surge of social media reactions. The general sentiment in Italy regarding the matter is unambiguously negative, which is a clear indication of the increasing dissatisfaction with the United States' management of the Ukrainian crisis. In this specific phase, the sentiment toward Donald Trump and the United States is exceedingly negative, with 88% of the comments and posts analyzed expressing this view. This is the conclusion of an analysis conducted by Vis Factor using Human, its web and social listening platform that was developed with an Italian semantic-based algorithm. Numerous commentators have expressed their disapproval of what they consider to be a political ambush that was designed to embarrass a significant ally at a critical juncture. Phrases like "Zelensky is a hero" and "Trump shows his true face" are popular, indicating strong support for Ukraine. The most common emotions are sadness (50%), anger (20%), and fear (10%). Meanwhile, Zelensky enjoys a 73% positive sentiment, accompanied by emotions of trust, support, and hope.
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