Zelenskis after a dispute with Trump prematurely left the White House / Day
The White House confirmed that a joint press conference planned after the talks between the two presidents was canceled after their dispute in the oval office.
Following the meeting of Zelensk and Trump, it was planned to sign an agreement on a joint mineral extraction in Ukraine, but the signing ceremony has been canceled. The White House confirmed that the agreement was not concluded.
After Zelenska leaving the White House, his « X » account published in English and Ukrainian: « Thank you, America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @Potus (US Presidential Account), Congress and the American people. Ukraine needs fair and lasting peace.
US President Donald Trump announced on his platform « Truth Social » after the dispute that Zelensky would be able to return when he was ready for peace.
« Today we had a very important meeting at the White House. We learned a lot that we would never have understood, not to mention such fire and pressure. It is surprising, which is revealed through emotions. And I realized that President Zelensky is not ready for peace in America because he thinks our involvement gives him great advantages. »
« He has shown disrespect against the United States in his cherished oval cabinet. He can return when he is ready for peace, » Trump said.
In the last ten minutes of the meeting of Zelenska and Trump, the White House grew into an open dispute, with Trump and Vens expressing various accusations to Zelensky, including stating that he is not grateful.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, following Trump and Zelenska, that if there was an aggressor in the Ukrainian war, it was Russia.
« There is an aggressor and it is Russia. There are people subordinated to Ukraine, » Macron told reporters in Portugal. « I think we were doing the right thing to help Ukraine and apply sanctions to Russia three years ago, and we continue to do so. »
He added that it is important to respect those who have struggled with their respect, rights and European security since the beginning.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday, following a dispute at the White House, confirmed to the Ukrainians that they were not alone.
In your entry on the platform « X », addressed to Zelensky, Tusk writes: « Dear Volodimir Zelenski, dear Ukrainian friends, you're not alone. »
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchess, who has published a record « Ukraine, Spain is with you » on social networks, has also been supported by Ukraine.
Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs, after a meeting of Zelensk and Trump on social networks, recalls that Ukraine is a victim of aggression in Russia's war and fights many friends and partners. « We need to make an effort to achieve fair and lasting peace. Diplomacy is sometimes the art of achieving impossible difficult conditions. Latvia is with Ukraine, » writes Rinkēvičs.
The Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa (JV) also briefly said in a broadcast on Twitter that Latvia was with Ukraine.
Lithuanian President Gitan Nauseda shared a similar record, stating that Ukraine would never be alone.
Solidarity for Ukraine and Zelensky has been expressed by the President of the European Commission (EC), Urzula von der Leien, President of the European Council Antoniu Kosta and the President of the European Parliament (EP) Robert Metsola, noting that Ukraine is never one.
The Financial Times reports that Zelensky had a telephone conversation with Macron and NATO Secretary General Mark Riti after the dispute at the White House.