Laura Loomer says she was “propagandized by Russia” after interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Conservative political activist Laura Loomer said her views on Ukraine’s war with Russia have changed after a sit-down interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, describing her earlier messaging as something she now considers distorted by Russian propaganda.

In remarks reported by The Washington Times, Loomer framed her shift as an effort to correct what she characterized as a previously one-sided narrative. She said she and others in her circle “have been so propagandized by Russia,” adding that the conversation with Zelenskyy led her to rethink how she describes the conflict.

The interview with Zelenskyy, which The Washington Times reports was the impetus for Loomer’s change in language, comes as the war enters a fourth year and continues to draw intense attention in the United States and Europe, including from political figures who advocate for different approaches to aid and diplomacy.

Loomer previously used highly charged rhetoric about Ukraine and the war, according to The Washington Times. In the current account, she moved away from that framing and instead presented her updated position as the result of direct engagement with Ukraine’s top leader, rather than messaging she says she absorbed from Russian-linked narratives.

Publicly, the episode highlights how narratives about the war can move quickly through political networks and social media, where claims and counterclaims about responsibility, strategy, and battlefield conditions are often delivered with limited documentation. Loomer’s account, as described by the newspaper, centers on her personal change after an interview, rather than on any new independently verified operational or legal finding about the conflict.

The development may also affect how Loomer and associated audiences interpret Ukrainian official statements and the broader U.S. debate over security assistance, given her prior visibility among conservative commentators. However, the reported materials do not specify what concrete factual points were provided in the interview beyond Loomer’s general description of being misled.

For Ukraine and Zelenskyy’s office, the episode represents another example of how diplomatic messaging is tested in the U.S. political ecosystem. The next step, based on what has been reported so far, is for viewers and readers to evaluate whether Loomer’s updated remarks are accompanied by more documentation, and whether she will adjust future claims about the war accordingly.