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Donald Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match as the US President accused him of "disrespect" and "gambling with the lives of people".
Trump Zelenskyy Meet Live Updates: Zelenskyy's visit to the US ended in disaster as he clashed with Trump and Vance in public.
Donald Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: Relations between the United States and Ukraine plunged to a new low after a never-seen-before shouting match between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the White House on Friday.
While the talks were going relatively smoothly, the last 10 minutes of their 45-minute engagement in the Oval Office saw a tense back-and-forth between Trump, Zelenskyy, and US Vice President JD Vance.
Trump and Vance accused Zelenskyy of being disrespectful to the United States and the US President blasted him for “gambling with the lives of millions of people and World War III”.
“You’re not in a good position. You don’t have the cards right now,” Trump said, pointing his finger toward Zelenskyy in an unprecedented degree of hostility that shocked world leaders. “With us, you start having cards.” He also accused Zelenskyy of being “disrespectful” to the US.
Zelenskyy then abruptly left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal with the US that Trump had demanded and suggested was a condition for future support for Ukraine. A White House official said the Ukrainian team was asked to leave the premises.
The meeting was a disaster for Zelenskyy, who had been insistent on securing US security guarantees to deter another invasion, while Russia lauded Trump-Vance for berating him in public. Many European leaders also came out in support of Ukraine.
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Trump Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: Zelenskyy Asked To Leave Without Signing Minerals Deal
Volodymyr Zelenskyy was expected to sign the deal with Donald Trump, allowing the US greater access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and hold a joint news conference, but that plan was scrapped after the heated engagement between the two leaders in front of the news media.
Zelenskyy left the White House shortly after the verbal exchange that shocked journalists in the Oval Office. The Ukrainian leader was asked to leave the White House by top Trump advisers shortly after Trump shouted at him.
Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: What Trump Told Zelenskyy In Fiery Exchange?
During the exchange at the Oval Office, Trump told Zelenskyy, “You’re right now not in a very good position. You’ve allowed yourself to be in a very bad position and he (JD Vance) happens to be right about.”
“You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. Think you’re gambling with World War three, you’re gambling with World War three, and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country. This country that’s backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have.”
Trump Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: 'You Are No One To Dictate...', Trump Tells Zelenskyy
During the heated exchange, Trump told Zelenskyy, “You don’t have the cards right now,” as the two leaders interrupted each other forcefully in front of TV cameras.
When Zelenskyy said the US would feel the war in the future, Trump said, “Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. We’re trying to solve a problem. Don’t tell us what we’re going to feel. You are in no position to dictate that, remember that.”
Trump Zelenskyy Meeting Live Updates: What Happened At The White House?
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House on Friday escalated into a shouting match that was broadcast worldwide, plunging US-Ukraine ties to a new low.
The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute engagement devolved into a tense back and forth between Trump, US Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy. Trump and Vance accused Zelenskyy of disrespect, with Trump blasting him for leading to a potential World War III.
