Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s newest try to play the tough-guy card on the worldwide stage has imploded in a blaze of diplomatic embarrassment.
The extremely anticipated assembly, meant to solidify a bilateral settlement on the Ukraine’s uncommon mineral sources, devolved right into a contentious confrontation.
President Trump, accompanied by Vice President J.D. Vance, chastised Zelensky for his ingratitude towards U.S. support and his reluctance to have interaction in peace negotiations with Russia.
Trump accused Zelensky of “playing with World Struggle Three” and questioned his dedication to diplomacy. The heated trade culminated in Trump abruptly ending the assembly.
Zelensky: “[There are] quite a lot of questions. Let’s begin from the start. Initially, in the course of the struggle, everyone has issues, even you, however you could have a pleasant ocean [in between], and don’t really feel it now, however you’ll really feel it sooner or later. God bless you.”
Trump: “Don’t inform us what we’re going to really feel. We’re attempting to unravel an issue. Don’t inform us what we’re going to really feel… since you’re in no place to dictate that. Keep in mind this, you’re in no place to dictate what we’re going to really feel. We’re going to really feel good. We’re gonna really feel excellent and really robust.”
Zelensky: “You’ll really feel the affect. I’m telling you now you’ll really feel the affect.”
Trump: “You’re proper now, not in an excellent place. You’re not in a superb place. You don’t have the playing cards proper now with us.”
Zelensky: “I’m not taking part in playing cards proper now, I’m very critical Mr President. I’m a wartime president.”
Trump: “You’re playing with the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals. You’re playing with World Struggle Three. You’re playing with World Struggle Three, and what you’re doing could be very disrespectful to the nation, this nation, excess of lots of people say they need to.”
Throughout this tumultuous encounter, White Home Correspondent of Voice of America Misha Komadovsky captured the poignant response of Ukraine’s Ambassador to the USA, Oksana Markarova.
Seated close to the leaders, Ambassador Markarova was seen inserting her head in her arms and facepalming as Zelensky’s bluster crashed and burned.
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In line with Senior White Home Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, the White Home said that “Ukrainians have been begging to reset” the dialog, however Senators Marco Rubio and Michael Waltz knowledgeable them that Zelenskyy wanted to depart the White Home grounds and return solely when he was prepared for a critical dialogue about peace. U.S. officers, together with President Trump, reportedly felt disrespected by Zelenskyy’s rhetoric and demeanor, noting that he was “shrugging and rolling his eyes” all through the dialog.
WH OFFICIALS TELL FOX:
-TRUMP KICKED OUT ZELENSKYY – HE DID NOT WALK OFF ON HIS OWN
-RARE MINERALS DEAL WAS NOT SIGNED.
– WH SAYS “UKRAINANS WERE BEGGING TO RESET” BUT RUBIO AND WALTZ INFORMED THEM ZELENSKYY NEEDS TO LEAVE WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS, RETURN WHEN HE’S READY FOR PEACE…— Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) February 28, 2025
