Donald Trump, JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a heated exchange about the Russia-Ukraine war at the White House’s Oval Office on Friday.
Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of Ukraine’s interests after Oval Office blowout
Sources say Trump demanded Zelenskyy leave and cut his visit short, leaving the previously agreed upon minerals deal on the table, unsigned.
Sources say Trump demanded Zelenskyy leave and cut his visit short, leaving the previously agreed upon minerals deal on the table, unsigned.
Sources say Trump demanded Zelenskyy leave and cut his visit short, leaving the previously agreed upon minerals deal on the table, unsigned.
Sources say Trump demanded Zelenskyy leave and cut his visit short, leaving the previously agreed upon minerals deal on the table, unsigned.
KYIV, Ukraine — Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House on Friday after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy as a defender of his country’s interests.
The shouting match that unfolded in the final minutes of the highly anticipated meeting between the two leaders seemed to dash, at least for now, Ukrainian hopes that the United States could be locked in as a reliable partner in helping fend off, and conclude, Russia’s three-year onslaught.
The exchange, which saw a frustrated Zelenskyy lectured by Trump and Vice President JD Vance over what they saw as his lack of gratitude for previous U.S. support, delighted officials in Moscow, who saw it as a final breakdown in relations between Washington and the Ukrainian leader.
Many Ukrainians unfazed by the row
But many Ukrainians on Friday seemed unfazed by the blowout between Zelenskyy and Trump, expressing a sense that the Ukrainian leader had stood up for their country’s dignity and interests by firmly maintaining his stance in the face of chiding from some of the world’s most powerful men.
Nataliia Serhiienko, 67, a retiree in Kyiv, said she thinks Ukrainians approve of their president’s performance in Washington, „because Zelenskyy fought like a lion.
