The meeting began formally, but quickly became a hot discussion between ZelenskyjThe Trump And vice president JD Vance.
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Trump: “You must be grateful”
During the press conference, JD Vance Zelensky’s attitude questioned and called him “disrespect”. He said that the Ukrainian president had not shown enough estimate for US financial and military support.
Trump also criticized Zelenskyj for not showing sufficient estimate for the support that Ukraine received from the United States.
– You have to be grateful. You don’t have the cards, thousands die and I want a ceasefire, Donald Trump said.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj visited the White House on Friday to sign a mineral agreement between the US and Ukraine. Photo: MystYSlav Chernov/TT
At the same time, Zeleskyj tried to emphasize the importance of continued support and showed, among other things, pictures of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Russian prisons. He pointed out said it would be a mistake to give in to for Putin And that the United States must support Ukraine.
Trump, on the other hand, continued to emphasize that the United States does not intend to be governed by Ukraine’s demands.
“You’re not in position to dictate what we should feel,” Trump said.
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The meeting continued behind closed doors
After the public exchange, the meeting continued without reporters. What was said there is still unclear, but the frosty relationship between the leaders does not seem to have improved.
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