The long -awaited meeting between the two heads of state was marked by a strong climate of tension and charges made by Donald Trump
Volodomyr Zelensky thanked Donald Trump and the US people “for the support” and “for this visit” to the White House, which was marked by the discussion between the two heads of state and without the agreement for mineral exploration was signed.
“Thank you America, thank you for your support, thanks for this visit. Thank you, president, congress and American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that, ”wrote Volodymyr Zelensky on the social network X.
Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you , Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
– Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Volodymyr Zelenskyy (@zelenskyyua)
During the meeting, which was also attended by Vice President JD wins, with Trump calling Zelensky “ungrateful” and “playing with World War III”, stressing that the Ukrainian President should only return to the United States when ready to negotiate peace.
The joint press conference has been canceled and, having not signed any agreement between the two countries.
As soon as the Ukrainian President left the White House, reactions began to meet, having been Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, one of the first to react. At X, Tusk drove words of comfort to Ukrainians and Volodymyr Zelensky after the conversation with Donald Trump. “Dear Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, are not alone,” he wrote on the social network.
Dear , dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
– Donald Tusk (@donaldtusk)
Visiting Portugal, French President Emmanuel Macron reacted shortly to the discussion between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. “Russia is the aggressor and Ukraine is the assaulted nation,” said the French leader. “We were all fine as I supported Ukraine and sanctioned Russia three years ago, and we continued to do so. We have to respect who is fighting from the beginning, ”he concluded.
Also some Ukrainian military personnel reacted to the confrontation that took place in the oval room between the two presidents. A military officer, known by the name of Code Aleks, said on Telegram that he doesn’t care about the kind of peace that Trump offers. “It is better to fight to death than to freeze the war and then to be drained again in three years,” said Aleks.
