If they did, that means he was dumb enough to believe them. And brother, that is DUMB.
I never had a great opinion of Zelenskyy beyond him not leaving when Russia invaded, which I respect. So it wouldn't surprise me if he was dumb enough to listen to the demontards, because we know they are EVIL enough to advise him to talk smack to Trump in the oval.
And he was probably dumb enough to not realize his former Dem comrades, who not only allowed but encouraged him to treat the US like his personal ATM, no longer control the money nor the military equipment.