Escalation in Washington: Trump blames Selenskyj

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj in the White House is completely escalated. Trump passed Selenskyj loudly with violent allegations in front of running cameras. “They jeopardize millions of people. They risk a third world war, ”he said to the Ukrainian. Trump asked Selenskyj to be grateful and asked him to change his attitude. He kept interrupting it while the Ukrainian president tried to reply. In places, violent verbal battles developed.

Trump gets support Vance

“Your country is in great difficulty. I know you won't win. You won't win this here. You have a damn good chance of getting out of it because of us, ”said Trump and accused Selenskyj unabult. Selenskyj crossed his arms, tried to defend himself and complained that after the Russian annexation of the Crimea peninsula in 2014, no one had effectively stopped Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin.

Trump was flanked by US Vice President JD Vance. “Mr. President, President, with all respect. I find it disrespectful of you to get to the Oval Office and try to negotiate in front of the American media, ”said Vance. « Especially now that they walk around and forced conscripts to the front because they have personnel problems, you should thank President (Trump) to try to improve the situation. »

Trump: « You have to be grateful »

« If you didn't have our military equipment, the war would have ended after two weeks, » said Trump, among other things, with a view to the war of attack against Ukraine, which started from Russia in 2022. « You have to be grateful, » said the Republican.

Trump had covered his Ukrainian colleague with hair -raising insults in the past few weeks – but alleviated his tone before visiting Selenskyj. The Ukraine and the USA actually wanted to sign an agreement with the United States about rare earths in Washington.

Trump finally ended the exchange with the words « I think we saw enough » and, with a view to the press present, in the room: « This will be great television, I can tell you that. »