US-Ukraine Tensions Escalate As Zelenskyy-Trump Envoy’s Planned News Conference Cancelled- wna24

Kyiv: Tensions between the United States and Ukraine escalated on Thursday as a planned press conference between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump’s Ukraine envoy, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, was abruptly cancelled. Initially scheduled to include comments from Zelenskyy and Kellogg, the event was reduced to a brief photo opportunity, leaving dozens of journalists gathered at Ukraine’s presidential office in Kyiv without a statement or a chance to ask questions. According to Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhii Nikiforov, the change was requested by the US side.

The cancellation comes amid a recent feud between Trump and Zelenskyy, which has strained their personal relations and cast doubt on the future of US support for Ukraine’s war effort. The spat erupted after Russia and the US agreed to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties.