“Know when to walk away from the table.” The Art of the Deal
Right. The media is still operating on 1970’s rules, which were that any summit meeting absolutely had to result in some kind of signed document, else it would be a sign of catastrophic failure. Presidents like Carter gave away a lot just so they could come out on the steps of some building and announce an agreement. Trump is a totally different kind of leader, and he knows what he is doing.
Zelensky apparently played that perfectly in having the first mineral deal blow up in the Oval Office, and now getting a better one.