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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent blasted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s behavior during White House visit on Friday as “unacceptable” and “one of the great diplomatic own goals in history,” underscoring the deepening rift between Washington and Kyiv. “It’s very difficult to do an economic deal with a leader who doesn’t want to do a peace deal,” Bessent said in an interview with Bloomberg Television, following a contentious Oval Office meeting that derailed a planned agreement granting the U.S. access to Ukraine’s critical minerals. The collapse of the deal marks a setback for Ukraine as it sought to deepen economic ties with...

Democrats inflated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s sense of arrogance and entitlement before Friday’s disastrous Oval Office meeting, with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) even calling Zelensky the real leader of the free world. For years, D.C. insiders have been advising Ukraine — badly. Democrats — newcomers to the Ukrainian cause, after appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first six years of President Barack Obama’s term — set Ukraine up to oppose Trump. They did so by interfering in the 2016 election on behalf of Hillary Clinton, and then again with Zelensky’s tone-deaf visit in September 2024, when he appeared to...

Senator Lindsey Graham spoke outside the Oval Office a few moments ago - and it's clear his views on Zelensky have shifted. Graham, a formerly staunch defender of Ukraine, just told reporters that Zelensky needs to resign or someone else needs to take over negotiations. The senator added that he did not believe Zelensky should have brought up ceasefires or security concerns ahead of the deal. He's also called on Zelensky to "apologise" to Americans during his Fox News interview, which is expected later tonight.

Fox News White House correspondent Jacqui Heinrich provides details on the tensions between President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian president as Zelenskyy exits the White House early without signing a mineral deal.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In an unusual tactic rarely seen in high-level negotiations, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decided to try insulting the people he was begging for money from. Zelensky further decided that the best place to insult that person would be their work office, surrounded by dozens of colleagues, with several cameras recording the insult. "It is unorthodox, but I firmly believe going into a person's country, visiting them in their home, and then insulting them on national television is the best way to earn their trust and support," he explained. "First, I will explain that they do not know...

WASHINGTON — President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he was “gambling with World War III” during a fiery Oval Office exchange Friday — before canceling a press conference and declaring that the wartime leader was “not ready for peace.” The high-stakes visit — initially expected to include the signing of a framework deal giving the US a stake in Ukraine’s rare-earth elements — went off the rails when Zelensky seemed to condescend Vice President JD Vance.“What kind of diplomacy, JD, you are [sic] speaking about?” Zelensky asked in a critical tone of voice after a relatively cordial first...

FULL VIDEO of the heated exchange between Trump, Vance and Zelensky

With Ukraine's future in the balance, a high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match. The stunning exchange, before cameras and one unlike any other in the Oval Office in modern times, saw Trump and Vice President JD Vance rebuke Zelenskyy for his handling of the war, again falsely blaming the Ukrainian leader for a conflict that began when Russia's Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion. Zelenskyy was in Washington to sign an agreement that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's mineral resources. But that was before boiling tensions...

The signing of a key minerals agreement with Ukraine and a scheduled news conference Friday by President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were abruptly canceled and the Ukrainian leader's visit cut short after an Oval Office meeting that included Vice President JD Vance descended into insults and chaos. Afterward, the Ukrainians left the Oval Office to head to a "separated room," while the U.S. team stayed in the Oval Office, a White House official said. While the Ukrainians were waiting in the other room, national security adviser Mike Waltz and Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them to leave....

WASHINGTON — A White House meeting that was intended to kick off negotiations on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals devolved Friday afternoon into a remarkable confrontation, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance chastising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and telling him he wasn’t grateful enough to the United States. "He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social website after the meeting ended. "He can come back when he is ready for Peace." The Oval Office shouting match has for now shattered hopes for...

Senator Lindsey Graham reacts to Trump and Zelenskyy meeting Senator Lindsey Graham calls for Ukraine President Zelenskyy to resign following tense meeting with Trump. Watch the video.

When RSBN reporter Brian Glen asked Ukraine President Zelensky why he wouldn’t wear a suit to meet with President Trump, Zelensky appeared to scoff at him. Zelensky, appeared to be mocking the American reporter when asked,”Why don’t you wear a suit?” Glen continued, “Why don’t you wear a suit? You’re the highest level in this country’s office and you refuse to wear a suit. Do you own a suit?” Zelensky asked, “You have a problem?” The RSBN reporter responded, “A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting this office. Zelensky arrogantly responded, “I will wear a costume when...

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WATCH: Trump To Zelensky, "You're Gambling With The Lives of Millions of People, You're Gambling With World War III." https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1lDGLzYOkDkxm

President Donald Trump leveled Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky during a tense exchange in front of the media, reminding Zelensky that he is not in the position to tell America what it is going to feel in relation to their war. “I’m talking about the kind of diplomacy that’s going to end the destruction of your country,” Vice President JD Vance said as Zelensky interrupted him, forcing Vance to up the ante. Vance told him it is “disrespectful for you to come into the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media.” “Right now, you guys...

President Trump and Vice President JD Vance teamed up during a fiery White House meeting on Friday to epically put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his place.As The Gateway Pundit reported earlier, Zelensky arrived at the White House on Friday to meet with President Trump to discuss his rare earth mineral rights proposal.Ukraine agreed to Trump’s requested mineral rights deal with the US earlier this week to compensate Americans for the hundreds of billions of dollars the Biden regime had given them since the Ukraine-Russia war started three years ago.Vance got the first shot in on Zelenskyy by slamming him...

Trump’s showing who’s boss, and it’s a sight worth cheering. White House folks told Fox President Trump kicked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the Oval Office—ended a heated meeting early and told him to beat it, no polite goodbye here. Reports say Trump had enough of Zelensky’s lip, shouting, “Have you ever said thank you?” over $200 billion in U.S. aid since 2022—money that’s kept Ukraine breathing. It’s live today—February 28, 2025—and Trump’s “You don’t have the cards right now” line proves he’s playing to win. The sit-down started smooth—11 a.m. EST, handshakes, the usual fluff—then Trump turned it...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is leaving the White House in anger and skipping a scheduled press conference with President Trump after he was apparently kicked out over his disrespect. “He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace,” said President Trump. Things got heated in the Oval Office with President Trump, VP Vance, and Zelensky. Vance called Zelensky out for being disrespectful to the President, and President Trump blasted him for “gambling with World War III.” President Trump condemned Zelensky in a statement, saying, “It’s amazing what...

Update: President Donald Trump has kicked Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy out of the White House following the tense exchange:Trump appears to have kicked Zelensky out of the White House. His motorcade is pulling up to West Wing now.— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) February 28, 2025The president posted on Truth Social:Original article: In a tense Oval Office meeting on Friday, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance engaged in a fiery exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marked by sharp accusations and heated rebuttals. The confrontation underscored deep frustrations as Trump and Vance pressed Zelenskyy on his apparent ingratitude for...

Z actually tried to threaten the United States... https://youtu.be/CIEZEvx1HfU?si=cNdJrG6TMnApvQom See starting at the 3:55 time stamp... No wonder President Trump got angry and sent this guy walking out with nothing.