The Ukrainian president had a tense meeting with Donald Trump and J.D. Vance on Friday, Feb. 28, that put an abrupt end to their peace negotiations
Lawmakers’ reaction to President Trump tearing into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy largely fell along party lines, with Republicans saying the tongue-lashing was a long time coming, while Democrats decried the unprecedented Oval Office spat as an embarrassment.
Rpt suggested Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy led Pres. Trump and VP Vance to blow up at WH over wanting security agreement added to mineral deal.
"Zelensky refused to abandon Kyiv, even after other leaders pleaded with him to leave.Trump hid in a bunker when protesters were outside the White House, then claimed he was inspecting the basement 🙄."
Zelenskyy was in the Oval Office Feb. 28 to speak with Trump about ending the devastating war with Russia, which has killed nearly one million people. The Ukranian leader was set to sign a deal that would give the United States a line to that land’s rare earth minerals, which are in short supply in America.
US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy engaged in a heated exchange in the Oval Office, culminating in Zelenskyy's abrupt departure from the White House without signing a crucial minerals agreement.