Donald Trump clashed with Volodimir Zellinski in an angry exchange in the White House, where the US President told his Ukrainian counterpart to make a deal with Russia “or we are outside.
The husband boycotted each other over and over to the media during what was supposed to be an introduction The two leaders sign the metal deal.
After relations became tense for the first time because Trump dealt with peace talks in Ukraine with Russia, the mineral agreement was supposed to be a step towards more security relations between countries.
But the Americans told Zelinski to leave before signing the deal.
At one time, Trump Zelinski told that he was not enough for American military and political support, and that he was “a gambling with World War III.”
Zelinski had previously argued that there should be no “concessions” with Russian President Vladimir Putin – but Trump said that Kiev would have to make concessions to reach a peace agreement with Russia.
Russia launched a large -scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and is currently controlling about 20 % of Ukrainian lands.
The meeting came to discuss the United States deal, Ukraine, which included access to Ukrainian oil and gas and rare minerals, after seemed that the new American president blames Zelinsky for the war and removed him for not starting peace talks with Russia earlier.
His tone has eased in recent days, With Trump’s saying he is “great respect” to the Ukrainian leader.
But Friday’s conversation was strained after the US Vice President JD Vance – who sat alongside other politicians in the room – Zeensky that the war should end through diplomacy.
Zelensky responded by asking “What kind of diplomacy?” , Referring to the previous ceasefire deal in 2019, three years before Russia had been widely invaded when Moscow was supporting and arming separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine.
Then Vice President Zelinski accused of being respected and “litigated” the situation in front of the media.
From there, the discussion rapidly escalated, as Trump and the President of Ukraine were accused of being vibrant for three years of our support during the war with Russia, where Trump said that Zelinski was not in a situation that allowed us to tell us what you should feel.
It was not long before the meeting – and before the previously planned schedule – Zelinsky was seen leaving the White House in his official car.
Trump took the social truth, the social media platform he possesses, The saying “Zelensky does not respect the United States in its dear oval office”.
“I decided that President Zelinski is not ready for peace if America is involved, because he feels that our participation gives him a great advantage in negotiations,” the Republican President continued. “I don’t want an advantage, I want peace.”
Zelensky also posted on social media, and the President and the United States thanked four times.
In a later interview with Fox News, Zelensky said that the general dispute was “not good” – but the relationship between him and Trump could be saved.
“Because relations are more than just presidents,” he said, adding that it is also a “strong relationship between our two people.”
It seems that the reaction to the White House meeting between American politicians falls along the party lines, as Republicans praised Trump and the Democrats criticizing him.
“What I saw in the Oval Office was not respected and I do not know whether we could do business with Zelinsky again,” Republican Senator Lindsay Graham – who was once a strong supporter of Ukraine – told reporters.
“Either you need to resign and send someone around us we can deal with, or need to change,” said Zelensky.
The leader of the minority in the Democratic Parliament, Hakim Jeffrez, described Zelinski’s treatment as “horrific”, adding that he “will only increase the encouragement of Vladimir Putin.”
In Ukraine, there was a wide estimate of Zelinski who grabs him, for them, for them, an existential war.
“The Trump administration was very arrogant,” a man in Kyiv told the BBC. “When you look at the face of Zelinsky, you understand that the discussion behind closed doors was not very polite.
“They are very vicious, and do not respect the people of Ukraine. They even do not hide it.”
The Oval Office also prompted Zelinski’s support words from the main European allies, including France.
A UK Prime Minister, Sir Kerr Starmer – who threw himself as a mediator between the United States and Europe, as the Trump administration adopts a more isolated approach on the continent – that he spoke to both leaders.
She said that Sir Kiir “keeps fixed support for Ukraine, and he is doing everything in his power to find a way forward to a permanent peace.”
Friedrich Mirz, who is expected to become the next German advisor, wrote that he stood with Ukraine “in good times and testing,” adding: “We must never confuse the aggressor and the victim in this terrible war.”
“Today, it has become clear that the free world needs a new leader. It is up to us, the Europeans, to face this challenge,” said the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, Kaja Calas.
Meanwhile, Russia said that Trump and ancestral acted. A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said it was a miracle that did not hit the couple Zelinski.
