Washington, 1 March (H.S.): Meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukraine president volodymyr zelenskyy descends into chaos at White House in front of the television cameras as the US president berated his Ukrainian counterpart then abruptly called off a minerals deal with that he had said would be the first step towards a ceasefire with Russia.
Vance accused Zelensky of “doing propaganda tours.”
Zelenskyy asked vice president JD Vance,What kind of diplomacy, JD, are you are asking about? What do you mean?
To which Vance said, I’m talking about the kind of diplomacy that’s going to end the destruction of your country.
Mr President, with respect, I think it’s disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media. Right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the frontlines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the president.,Vance said.
Have you ever been to Ukraine to see the problems we have?“You have a nice ocean and don’t feel now, but you will feel it in the future,” Zelenskyy said.
That set off Trump, who cut off Zelensky. “Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel,” he said, raising his voice. “You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now.You’re gambling with lives of millions of people, you’re gambling with world war three and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to this country.You’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel. We’re going to feel very good and very strong.
In a public confrontation unlike any seen between an American president and foreign leader in modern times, Trump and Vance castigated Zelensky for not being grateful enough for U.S. support in its war with Russia and sought to strong-arm him into making a peace deal on whatever terms the It’s going to be very hard to do business like this. You’ve got to be more thankful. dictated.
With voices raised and tempers flaring, Donald Trump threatened to abandon Ukraine altogether if volodymyr Zelensky did not go along. After journalists were escorted out of the Oval Office, Donald Trump canceled the rest of the visit, including a planned joint news conference and signing ceremony for the minerals deal after the fiery exchange, and Zelensky left the White House without signing the mineral deal.
I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations, Trump said in a social media post. I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.
Zelenskyy also put out a brief post on X: Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar
