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Talk about catastrophizing! On Sunday's edition of MSNBC's The Weekend, MSNBC contributor and Never Trumper Charlie Sykes said that calling Friday's Oval Office meeting among Zelensky, Trump, and Vance a "fiasco and disaster" wasn't negative enough! No, in the world according to Sykes, the meeting marked nothing less than "a breaking point in world history." Not only, per Sykes, is the United States under Trump "no longer the leader of the free world," but "in many cases" is actually its "adversary!"Co-host Michael Steele teed up Sykes by accusing Trump of having planned the "ambushing" of Zelensky. Get the rest of...

Ukraine is fighting for the normal and safe life it deserves, for a just and reliable peace. We want this war to end. But Russia does not, and continues its aerial terror: over the past week, more than 1,050 attack drones, nearly 1,300 aerial bombs, and more than 20 missiles have been launched at Ukraine to destroy cities and kill people. Those who seek negotiations do not deliberately strike civilians with ballistic missiles. To force Russia to stop its attacks, we need greater collective strength from the world. Strengthening our air defense, supporting our army, and ensuring effective security guarantees...

VOLODYMYR Zelensky has insisted he will happily step down from office in exchange for Ukraine joining Nato.... Zelensky spoke to reporters at London Stansted airport after a day meeting European leaders and holding talks with Sir Keir Starmer over finding a long-term peace deal. He said that his country's freedom is "not for sale" and vowed not to quit despite pressure from the US after his White House bust-up. [He] did once again offer to step down as Ukraine's president if it meant his country would be invited into the Nato alliance.... "To change me it will not be easy....

National Security Advisor Mike Waltz appears on CNN to outline how the U.S. team no longer sees Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a man who can lead his nation to a place of peace.Waltz notes that at a certain point there are going to be negotiations and discussions about Ukraine territory that Zelenskyy is going to need to face with pragmatic honesty. However, at the current state of conflict Zelenskyy is intransigent toward any ceasefire agreement that does not include U.S. troops on the ground as a “security guarantee.” WATCH:.

European leaders are confronting their worst-case scenario: maybe they really are going to be dealing with a bellicose Russia alone.When the United States lined up alongside Russia and North Korea earlier this week to oppose a UN motion condemning Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, some European officials knew that the transatlantic relationship was in deep trouble. Then they watched in horror as Donald Trump gave Volodymyr Zelenskiy a public dressing down in the Oval Office and something broke.

Before the intimate hour-long press conference began at Stansted Airport, a seasoned industry veteran leaned toward me and remarked: “This may be the most important conference you and I will ever attend in our careers.”

Key moments 5:34pm Key agreements from summit 5:20pm UK to give Ukraine loan to fund 5,000 air-defence missiles 3:30pm Mandelson tells Zelensky to return to White House and sign the minerals deal 2:49pm Meloni: I can be bridge to Trump 1:02pm Baltic States ‘unhappy’ at exclusion from London summitFrance and Britain are to propose a one-month truce in Ukraine “in the air, at sea”, Emmanuel Macron has said following talks in London on Sunday...

Such an agreement would risk causing tensions in the future, he said the Guardian reportedLONDON, March 3. /TASS/. Ukraine won’t agree to a ceasefire in exchange for ceding territories, Vladimir Zelensky told reporters as he wrapped up his UK trip. Such an agreement would risk causing tensions in the future, he said the Guardian reported. According to Zelensky, countries supporting Ukraine or willing to be intermediaries understand that if the conflict does not end in the way Kiev believes is right, "then it will be a matter of time before people will try to get this justice." "We don't want...

Rep. Jasmine Crockett slammed Trump in a post on X: "It's been a long day… but in short, bullies ain't s***! I don't care what title you hold! This isn't some long gone reality tv show or failed casino…. this is war! How dare a draft dodging dumb dupe humiliate an ally and berate an actual brave man who has actually been on a battlefield for his people?!" Crockett added: "Let me say this to the WORLD, I am sorry that the bright light America used to be is dimming."

DC_Draino @DC_Draino Did NATO puppets really send this clown to negotiate with President Trump? From RadioGenoa 11:40 AM · Mar 1, 2025

Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that President Donald Trump’s Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was “a dumpster fire of diplomacy.” Partial transcript as follows: MARGARET BRENNAN: You were one of the lawmakers who met with President Zelensky prior to that Oval Office meltdown. Senator Lindsey Graham later told reporters he had warned Zelensky, “don’t take the bait.” Do you think Zelensky took the bait? Is that how you understand what happened?

Pollster Frank Luntz conducted a series of shock polls--albeit somewhat unscientific ones--on the X platform after Zelensky suffered a total freakout in the Oval Office meet-up with President Trump and VP Vance--and he released the final results on Saturday. As I highlight here, the polling is not real, but it's worth mulling over a snapshot like this, I think. And whatever your opinion on Luntz's biases, stick with me here. As you'll see shortly, the Democrats will hate how many people answered, with the heat of a thousand dying suns--and what Luntz says it means for Tuesday's Joint Address to...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed in an exclusive interview with Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle that this is the third time Zelensky has refused to sign a mineral agreement, leaving U.S. officials stunned. Bessent, who has been instrumental in facilitating economic partnerships between the U.S. and Ukraine under President Trump’s administration, detailed how Zelensky’s erratic behavior has put critical negotiations in jeopardy. The agreement, which would have secured billions in U.S. aid in exchange for access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, was expected to cement a stronger economic and strategic alliance between the two nations. “This has to be...

European leaders in Brussels declare themselves the “leaders of the free world” while arresting citizens for memes. Likewise, they claim Putin woke up one morning, had a cup of coffee, and attacked the beautiful democracy of Ukraine...“unprovoked.”Who do they think they’re trying to fool?Americans ought to know that the war started in 2014 when Yanukovych was forcibly removed from office. Some Ukrainians call it a coup, others a glorious revolution—the only difference being political affiliation.Supporters of Yanukovych, mostly in Donbas, chose to secede and, like most secessions, it led to a civil war. Much later, the Minsk agreement was brokered...

Democrat Senator Chris Murphy (CT) and presumably others encouraged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to reject the prospect of a peace deal without so-called "security guarantees" (a euphemism for American military commitments) just before the now-infamous Oval Office blow-out. As RedState reported, a 40-minute presser between Zelensky and President Donald Trump turned sour after the former, who had been antagonistic and dismissive of U.S. concerns throughout the meeting, interjected to interrogate JD Vance for the cameras. The vice president had mentioned working toward diplomacy, which didn't sit well with the Ukrainian president, and in a move that struck the administration as...

Tucker Carlson has issued a withering response to the disastrous Oval Office meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday. The conservative commentator, who is known for his skepticism towards America’s support for Ukraine in their war in Russia, pointed to the fact that the notorious war hawk Lindsey Graham criticized Zelensky’s conduct in the wake of the meeting. “Most Americans witnessing what they saw today would not want Zelensky to be their business partner, including me, and I’ve been to Ukraine nine times since the war started,” Graham said following the meeting. Carlson responded by arguing that Ukraine has...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Sunday European leaders had agreed to draw up a Ukraine peace plan to take to the United States, a vital step for Washington to be able to offer security guarantees Kyiv says are vital to deter Russia. At a summit in London just two days after Volodymyr Zelenskiy clashed with U.S. President Donald Trump and cut short a visit to Washington, world leaders offered a strong show of support to the Ukrainian president and promised to do more to help his nation. European leaders agreed they must spend more on defence to show...

Volodymyr Zelensky has said he is still "ready to sign" a US-Ukraine minerals deal after leaving the White House without it being agreed. Ukraine's president told reporters that despite a fractious meeting with US President Donald Trump last week, he is still willing to have a "constructive dialogue" with the US, but said: "I just want the Ukrainian position to be heard." "We want our partners to remember who the aggressor is in this war," he added. When relations between the US and Ukraine first became strained over the Trump administration's handing of peace talks with Russia, the minerals deal...

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that suggestions someone other than Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should lead his nation was “horrific.” Host Kristen Welker said, “Let me start with Ukraine and that Oval Office meeting. The reaction continues to pour in, and you just heard me speak with House Speaker Mike Johnson. He left the door open to the possibility that it may be necessary for President Zelenskyy to resign in order to get to a broader peace agreement. Let me ask you this question, do you think that President Zelensky needs to resign in...

PHOENIX (AP) — President Donald Trump's senior aides and allies lashed out at Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Washington as he attended a European summit Sunday in London to rally international support for his military's fight against the Russian invasion Following Trump's lead, White House officials and Republicans in Congress used news show appearances to demand that Zelenskyy display more gratitude for U.S. support and an openness to potential war-ending concessions to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Some suggested Zelenskyy should consider resigning even as Ukrainians rally around him.