Four Immediate Fall Out Of Trump-Zelenskyy-Vance Unprecedented Public Showdown- wna24
President Trump meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance listen at the Oval Office, White House. | Image:
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Washington: The White House witnessed an unprecedented blow up between US President and his Ukrainian counterpart on Friday after Zelenskyy triggered Donald Trump for not agreeing for a ceasefire to end the war with Russia. As Trump, JD Vance and Zelenskyy sat together at the Oval Office, no one had predicted that the conversation between the three would take such an ugly turn, but it happened, and it happened live on television.
Zelenskyy was in Washington for a very crucial meet as he was expected to sign a deal on Ukraine’s rare earth minerals and indulge in ground breaking discussions with his US counterpart on Russia-Ukraine war.
Zelenskyy arrived at White House as scheduled and was received by President Trump. The two exchange pleasantries and followed the protocol like it would have happened. Trump even joked or rather passed a witty remark on his Ukrainian counterpart saying “He’s all dressed up today.”
Trump and Zelenskyy then departed for the Oval Office where they were joined by Vice President JD Vance.
The conversation between the three on Russia-Ukraine began normally and with all the protocols. They all exchanged compliments but within a few minutes into the meeting, things turned fiery and ended up in a big blow up as the entire world was watching, something that has never happened before.
What began as a normal conversation turned into a burning argument after Zelenskyy questioned what kind of diplomacy you (United States) was talking about when in 2019, Putin broke the ceasefire, killed his people and refused to exchange prisoners of war.
JD Vance then told Zelenskyy that he was talking about the diplomacy that is going to end the destruction of his country because he was losing the war and should be thanking the President rather coming to the Oval Office and attacking the government that is trying to help him.
As Zelenskyy told JD Vance for raising the voice, this triggered Trump who then intervened in the conversation and busted his Ukrainian counterpart like never before.
Trump made it absolutely clear to Zelenskyy that he was losing the war, not winning, his soldiers are dying, he’s on a back-foot and not in a position to dictate. Trump accused Zelenskyy that he was gambling with World War 3 and lives of millions of people as the latter was not agreeing for a ceasefire.
4 immediate fallouts of Trump-Zelenskyy-Vance full blown public showdown
Zelenskyy booted out of White House after argument with Trump
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy ended in a total surprise, something which was not predicted by anybody. Soon after the altercation, Zelenskyy and his team were asked to leave the White House without a joint press conference and a scheduled lunch with the President.
Zelenskyy stormed out of White House
After Zelenskyy was asked to leave, the Ukrainian President was seen storming out of the White House, with impressions of humiliation, anger on his face. He went inside his SUV and left amid shouting questions from the media, asking him how did the meeting go.
No rare earth mineral deal
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy after full public blow up resulted in an abrupt end and without signing the rare earth mineral deal.
The deal was to about giving 50 per cent rights to United States of Ukraine’s rare earth elements. As per reports, Ukraine would have to contribute 50 per cent of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources, oil and gas.
Trump touted that through this deal, America will get its tax-payers money back which was spent on Ukraine during the war to help sustain it. After Trump-Zelenskyy meeting, White House informed that the deal was not signed.
Europe comes out in strong support for Ukraine
Witnessing the blow up between Trump and Zelenskyy, many European leaders came out in strong support of Ukrainian President soon after the meeting ended.
European leaders including Ursula von der Leyen, French President Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz, who is likely to be the next leader of Germany, European Union Foreign Minister Kaja Kallas, Hungary Prime Minister Viktor Orban and many other rallied behind Zelenskyy.
Macron said that it was essential to respect the Ukrainians “fighting for their dignity, their independence for their children and for the security of Europe.”
Kaja Kallas said that today it became clear that the world needs a new leader and it was upto Europeans to take this challenge.
European President Ursula Von der Leyen, who was recently in India, asked Zelenskyy to be strong, brave and fearless as he was not alone.