Yup….
The American President IS NOT a friend of the Ukraine and it’s President Zelensky….
He’s trying HARD to be the Russian Leader’s Friend….
And he HATES Zelensky from back in 2020…..
A effort to make a ‘deal’ that Trump looks as a financial agreement?
Is for Ukraine?
A move for the future security on their terms…
Not the guys trying to overun their country……..
Chewing on another head of state before the camera’s seems to LOWEST of a American President can go….
Is Donald J. Trump an Russian Asset?
Tom Nichols: “Leave aside, if only for a moment, the utter boorishness with which President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance treated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House today. Also leave aside the spectacle of American leaders publicly pummeling a friend as if he were an enemy. All of the ghastliness inflicted on Zelensky today should not obscure the geopolitical reality of what just happened: The president of the United States ambushed a loyal ally, presumably so that he can soon make a deal with the dictator of Russia to sell out a European nation fighting for its very existence.”
“Trump’s advisers have already declared the meeting a win for ‘putting America first,’ and his apologists will likely spin and rationalize this shameful moment as just a heated conversation—the kind of thing that in Washington-speak used to be called a ‘frank and candid exchange.’ But this meeting reeked of a planned attack, with Trump unloading Russian talking points on Zelensky (such as blaming Ukraine for risking global war), all of it designed to humiliate the Ukrainian leader on national television and give Trump the pretext to do what he has indicated repeatedly he wants to do: side with Russian President Vladimir Putin and bring the war to an end on Russia’s terms.”
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President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine won’t enter peace talks with Russia until it has security guarantees against another offensive, the APreports.
Zelenskyy added Friday’s contentious spat with President Donald Trump was “not good for both sides.”
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Zelensky won’t apologize for Oval Office spat, says it was bad for both sides …
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wouldn’t apologize for the meeting with President Trump, which erupted into a remarkable and tense spat, arguing that the situation was bad for both countries.
Fox News’s Bret Baier asked the Ukrainian president Friday evening if he would apologize for the meeting, which was expected to result in signing a minerals deal but instead went off the rails, and he denied any wrongdoing.
“No, I respect the president and I respect the American people and if, I don’t know, I think that we have to be very open and very honest and I’m not sure that we did something bad,” Zelensky said. “I think maybe sometimes, somethings we have to discuss out of media, with all respect to democracy and to free media.”…
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Trump and Zelensky were expected to hold a postmeeting press conference, which was canceled. Zelensky then appeared on Fox in a scheduled interview later in the day.
When Baier questioned if he would ever sign a deal with Putin, Zelensky said any negotiations have to result in “just and lasting peace.”
“We are ready for peace, but we have to be in a strong position,” he added…
“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,” he said. “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.”
During the public part of the meeting, Trump and Vance took turns to berate Zelenskyy, with Vance accusing him of carrying out “publicity tours” and Trump telling him: “You’re not really in a good position right now.”
At one point Vance demanded: “Have you said thank you once?”
Picking up the theme, Trump told Zelenskyy: “Do you think that it’s respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?”
Trump then delivered Zelenskyy an ultimatum, telling him that Ukraine must either “make a deal or we are out” – suggesting the US could walk away from negotiations and cut off support to Kyiv more than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.
“Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. We’re trying to solve a problem,” Trump continued. “You’re in no position to dictate what we’re going to feel. We’re going to feel very good … You don’t have the cards right now with us, you’ll start having problems right now.”
Trump also told Zelenskyy that “Putin went through a hell of a lot with me” over the impeachment scandal during his first term in office. “He wants to make a deal,” said Trump. “I don’t know if you can make a deal.”
At one point in the exchange, the Ukrainian ambassador to Washington appeared to be holding her head in her hands.
“The problem is, I’ve empowered you to be a tough guy, and I don’t think he’d be a tough guy without the United States, and your people are very brave,” Trump said. “But you’re either going to make a deal or we’re out, and if we’re out, you’ll fight it out. I don’t think it’s going to be pretty.”
Trump ended the meeting by saying that Zelenskyy was not “acting thankful” and “that’s not a nice thing”.
“This is going to be great television,” he concluded.
Russian officials reacted with glee to the extraordinary scene, while Ukraine’s European allies expressed support for Kyiv.
Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president, said Zelenskiy had got a “solid slap” from Trump in what he described as “a brutal dressing-down in the Oval Office”.
The European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Europe would step up its support for Ukraine “so that they can continue to fight back the aggressor.” In an indirect rebuke to Trump, she said: “Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.”
Democratic lawmakers rushed to defend Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader was publicly berated by Donald Trump in a disastrous Oval Office meeting.
The US president accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” while his vice-president, JD Vance, called the Ukrainian leader “disrespectful”, before cutting short talks aimed at kicking off the process of ending Kyiv’s three-year war with Russia.
Zelenskyy abruptly left the White House soon after without signing a rare critical minerals deal with the US that Trump has said is the first step toward a ceasefire agreement that he is seeking to broker between Russia and Ukraine.
Democratic senators came to Zelenskyy’s defense in statements condemning Trump and Vance’s “shameful” and “disgraceful” treatment of the Ukrainian leader….
The transcript of the event in the White House….
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World leaders HAVE Zelensky’s back….
Czech president Petr Pavel on X:
We stand with Ukraine more than ever. Time for Europe to step up its efforts.
Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre in a statement to TV2:
What we saw from the White House today is serious and disheartening … That Trump accuses Zelenskiy of gambling with world war three is deeply unreasonable and a statement I distance myself from. Norway stands with Ukraine in their struggle for freedom.
Dutch prime minister Dick Schoof:
The Netherlands continues to support Ukraine. Especially now. We want lasting peace and an end to the war of aggression that Russia has started. For Ukraine, for all its inhabitants and for Europe.
Estonian foreign minister Margus Tsahkna on X:
The only obstacle to peace is [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s decision to continue his war of aggression. If Russia stops fighting, there will be no war. If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine. Estonia’s support to Ukraine remains unwavering. Time for Europe to step up.
Polish prime minister Donald Tusk on X:
Dear @ZelenskyyUa, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
– With Reuters
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on X:
Russia illegally and unjustifiably invaded Ukraine. For three years now, Ukrainians have fought with courage and resilience. Their fight for democracy, freedom, and sovereignty is a fight that matters to us all. Canada will continue to stand with Ukraine and Ukrainians in achieving a just and lasting peace.
German chancellor Olaf Scholz:
No one wants peace more than the citizens of Ukraine! That is why we are jointly seeking the path to a lasting and just peace. Ukraine can rely on Germany – and on Europe.
French president Emmanuel Macron:
Russia is the aggressor, and Ukraine is the aggressed people. I think we were all right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago, and to continue to do so. We, that is the United States of America, the Europeans, the Canadians, the Japanese and many others. And we must thank all those who have helped and respect those who have been fighting since the beginning. Because they are fighting for their dignity, their independence, their children and the security of Europe. These are simple things, but they’re good to remember at times like these, that’s all.
Italian prime minister Giorgio Meloni:
Every division of the West makes us all weaker and favours those who would like to see the decline of our civilisation. Not of its power or influence, but of the principles that founded it, first and foremost freedom. A division would not benefit anyone. What is needed is an immediate summit between the United States, European states and allies to talk frankly about how we intend to deal with the great challenges of today, starting with Ukraine, which we have defended together in recent years, and those that we will be called upon to face in the future. This is the proposal that Italy intends to make to its partners in the coming hours.
Spokesperson for UK prime minister Keir Starmer:
He retains his unwavering support for Ukraine and is playing his part to find a path forward to a lasting peace, based on sovereignty and security for Ukraine.
Danish foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen on Facebook:
It’s a punch in the gut for Ukraine. … There must be room for robust conversations – even between friends. But when it happens in front of rolling cameras like that, there is only one winner. And he sits in the Kremlin.
Australia’s prime minister has reiterated his country’s support for Ukraine after the fiery meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyybut has declined to comment directly on how the confrontation might affect Australia’s relationship with the US….
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- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump held a contentious meeting at the White House on February 28.
- Russia continues to showcase its deepening relations with American adversaries despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s effort to posture Russia’s receptiveness to negotiations with the United States.
- Russia continues to align itself with adversaries of the United States, underscoring the importance of strengthening and supporting US allies and partners, including Ukraine.
- Ukrainian officials are increasing cooperation with South Korea amid deepening Russia-North Korea ties and recent reports of a new wave of North Korean troop deployments to Kursk Oblast.
- Ukrainian forces conducted strikes against near-rear Russian military assets in occupied Ukraine.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on February 28 that the United States approved current MFA North American Department Director Alexander Darchiev’s appointment as Russia’s Ambassador to the United States.
- Russian forces recently advanced near Pokrovsk, Kurakhove, and Velyka Novosilka and in western Zaporizhia.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin tasked Crimea occupation head Sergey Aksyonov with establishing a “Kadry” (“Human Resources”) national project to integrate Russian veterans into the Russian economy, likely in support of the Kremlin’s efforts to prevent the emergence of subversive veteran civil societies.
Daily Kos grunt Report for Today ….
Note….
Putin DOES HAVE another problem….
What to do with hundreds of Thousands of BITTER soliders possibly coming home without ‘liberatioin’ the WHOLE of the Ukraine?
Trump knows this, unless his CIA ain’t telling him….
Zelensky KNOWS this and he’s keeping this as a Ace in his pocket…..
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