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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa · 2h We are very grateful to the United States for all the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan support, and American people. Ukrainians have always appreciated this support, especially during these three years of full-scale invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa · 2h Our relationship with the American President is more than just two leaders; it’s a historic and solid bond between our peoples. That’s why I always begin with words of gratitude from our nation to the American nation. Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa · 2h...

ANSWER: Zelensky is believing his own BS, and the press loves him because of the Neocon propaganda. To refuse a cease-fire, claiming you need a security deal first, was not just BS, but it was based on the fact that the EU claims they are behind him, and he thought the press was so negative about Trump that he would win before the cameras. He has no regard for the lives of the Ukrainian people. I was told that he was coming only to try to make Trump the bad guy with no intention of actually creating any peace deal....

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky departed from the United States for Britain on Saturday, landing in London ahead of talks with European leaders earlier than expected after a dressing down in the Oval Office by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. Following a sensational White House meeting on Friday, which devolved into a public sparring match, with the Ukrainian leader being accused of acting “disrespectful” to President Trump and the American people, Zelesnky quickly jetted off to the United Kingdom in the early hours of Saturday morning ahead of Downing Street talks with European allies. He is expected to...

"You Don't See All The Things That Led Up To This:" Rubio Defends Trump ...

[Hat tip to Freeper Beowulf9 for finding this] Many of you probably watched what took place between Donald Trump and Zelenskyy tonight. Whether you're a Democrat or a Republican, you might be thinking to yourself, Oh my God, Donald Trump just screwed up. However, as a lifelong practitioner of martial arts, strategy, and philosophy, let me explain the difference between what you believe you witnessed and what actually happened. Donald Trump has been under constant political persecution since the beginning of his first term. Over time, he has learned to be patient and calculated. Tonight, Zelenskyy was invited to the...

A body language expert described President Trump as an 'alpha male' who was in a state of 'aggressive arousal' during his Oval Office spat with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Judi James decoded the historic showdown as the two world leaders engaged in a tense war of words in front of cameras on Friday - and Vice President JD Vance played the 'wingman.' Speaking with DailyMail.com on Friday following the press conference, James said the encounter revealed 'alpha male Trump in [a] state of aggressive arousal'. James said the commander-in-chief had was asserting his authority over the situation. She also waded...

WASHINGTON — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky denied wrongdoing Friday night in his first public remarks since a major Oval Office argument with President Trump that upended talks to end his country’s war with Russia. “I’m not sure that we did something bad,” Zelensky told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier when asked if he owed Trump an apology — before saying moments later that “of course” the relationship between the men can be mended.”I respect the president and I respect the American people,” the 47-year-old leader said in the interview, without admitting fault for clashing with Trump and Vice...

The Ukrainian ambassador covered her face when Zelensky CONTINUOUSLY tried speaking over Trump and Vance in the Oval Office She knows it’s ALL over. Great job, Dictator Zelensky

~The Beltway rumour is that, on his flight to DC, Zelenskyyyy was telephoned by Victoria Nuland, She-Wolf of the Donbass, plus Susan Rice and Anthony Blinken and advised to get tough with Trump. If true, that's gotta be the worst episode of "Phone-a-Friend" since the plucky little Ukrainian started playing Who Wants to Be a Billionaire (in Euros)? For all you nuanced diplomatists out there, there is now a rather arcane dispute as to whether Z called the Vice President of the United States a "bitch" or merely interjected "f**king hell":

The fiery meeting on Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy captured the tense moment when Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova realized the magnitude of the damage done. The viral moment showed Markarova appearing distraught, with her head in her hand, as Trump questioned Zelenskyy about not wanting a ceasefire with Russia in front of the entire world. Markarova lowered her head to her right hand and closed her eyes as Zelenskyy continued to dig a hole for himself in front of President Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

Vance’s role here is electric. Calling Zelensky “disrespectful” wasn’t petulance -- it was a generational torch-passing, a signal that the MAGA vanguard rejects the old GOP’s interventionist dogma. Vance, a Rust Belt warrior, knows the cost of foreign overreach: hollowed-out towns, veterans adrift, families stretched thin. His clash with Zelensky flipped the script. Experience isn’t the issue; principle is. America First doesn’t mean isolation -- it means discernment. Vance and Trump aren’t anti-Ukraine; they’re pro-America, a distinction lost on the warhawk relics clutching their think-tank sinecures. Yet balance demands we weigh Zelensky’s bind. He’s not wrong that Russia’s word is...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky revealed that he was “not sure” he “did something bad” during his meeting with President Donald Trump, which resulted in him being kicked out of the White House. During an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier, Zelensky was asked if he felt he owed Trump “an apology.” The interview came after Zelensky was kicked out of the White House after making several “disrespectful” comments during a meeting “in front of the media” and ahead of the signing of a minerals deal. “So, I’m not hearing from you, Mr. President, a thought that you owe the president...

Terrence eats pancakes and enjoys watching Trump roast Zelenskyy. Then Terrence roasts Zelenskyy. Zelenskyy has a pancake on his head

The European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas, a legend in international diplomacy (kidding), lashed out at President Trump after Volodymyr Zelensky’s disgraceful and rude display on Friday in the Trump White House.Earlier today, ungrateful Ukrainian President Zelensky waltzed into the Trump White House and treated President Trump and the American people with total disdain.President Trump ended the talks after several minutes due to Zelensky’s rude behavior.Secretary of State Marco Rubio and NSA advisor Michael Waltz then went into the Roosevelt Room to ask Zelenskyy to leave, Rubio made it clear that any further engagements today would be counterproductive. Waltz told...

SNIPThe State Department ended a USAID initiative that has given hundreds of millions of dollars to the restoration of Ukraine’s power grid.Ukraine has been struggling with power outages because of Russia’s attacks on its power grid over the last few years. USAID will also drastically reduce its presence in Ukraine, according to NBC News.NBC News reported:The State Department this week terminated a U.S. Agency for International Development initiative that has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to help restore Ukraine’s energy grid from attacks by the Russian military, according to two USAID officials working on the agency’s Ukraine mission.Power outages...

Democrat governors came to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s defense after he was kicked out of the White House for making “disrespectful” remarks during a meeting with President Donald Trump. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) accused Trump and Vice President JD Vance of having “advanced Russia’s propaganda directly from the White House,” and of “embarrassing the United States on the world stage.” In a post on X, Shapiro issued a statement criticizing Trump and Vance for having “attacked President Zelenskyy,” adding that they had...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — Governor Shapiro released a statement Friday afternoon following a tense meeting between Ukraine President Zelenskyy and President Trump. Their meeting was supposed to be an opportunity to repair a strained relationship, and make a rare earth minerals deal that would have been a major step in ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Instead, President Zelenskyy cut the visit short after the meeting. READ MORE |Zelenskyy says 'thank you America' after White House visit cut short “We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s latest attempt to play the tough-guy card on the international stage has imploded in a blaze of diplomatic embarrassment. The highly anticipated meeting, intended to solidify a bilateral agreement on the Ukraine’s rare mineral resources, devolved into a contentious confrontation. President Trump, accompanied by Vice President J.D. Vance, chastised Zelensky for his ingratitude toward U.S. aid and his reluctance to engage in peace negotiations with Russia. Trump accused Zelensky of “gambling with World War Three” and questioned his commitment to diplomacy. The heated exchange culminated in Trump abruptly ending the meeting. Zelensky: “[There are] a lot...

Ukrainian MP Oleksandr Dubinsky has called for the impeachment of President Volodymyr Zelensky following a heated exchange between Zelensky, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Vice President JD Vance during a meeting at the White House on Friday. In a post on X, Dubinsky sharply criticized Zelensky, labeling his actions a “diplomatic failure.” “The events of the past hours - the public humiliation of Zelensky at the White House, Trump’s acknowledgment of Zelensky's diplomatic failure, and Ukraine’s loss of unconditional U.S. support - have marked the final act of the regime's collapse,” he wrote. “But Zelensky has not only failed in...

WHOA: The microphone captured Zelenskyy calling JD Vance "Suka," Russian for "Bitch," during their argument.