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28/02/2025
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's Left White House State Without Signing Minerals Deal ~ Friday, February 28 2025
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Contributor: Faith E. Pinho, Reporter | Los Angeles Times | m. 714.262.2413 |
WASHINGTON DC U.S. - President Donald J. Trump greets President Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy iof Ukraine at The White House Stakeout Location in Washington DC U.S. on Friday, February 28, 2025.
A press pool report indicates, the meeting at The White House Oval Office went on the rails.
President Zelenskyy: ”Even in the war there are rules. … These guys, they don’t have rules.”
Later, a black SUV with U.S. and Ukrainian flags has just pulled up to the West Wing door suggesting that President Zelenskyy may be leaving soon.
The minerals agreement between the U.S. and Ukraine has not been signed, per White House spokesperson.
President Zelenskyy left the West Wing at 2:40 PM ET followed by his delegation.
The SUV and the bus left the White House grounds at 2:42 PM ET.
President Zelenskyy entered the SUV and did not take shouted questions from the press.
President Trump said yes, there will be arms to Ukraine. “Hopefully we won’t have to send much because I’m looking forward to getting it done quickly.”
He would not talk about security guarantees, called determining security “the easy part.”
“I feel like I do have an obligation to stop the killing.”
President Zelenskyy said “there must be security guarantees.” That they can’t just talk ceasefire.
President Zelenskyy said “we will never accept just ceasefire.” He said today’s document was a good start.
Asked if he is in the middle of Russia and Ukraine on negotiation, Trump said yes.
Asked about Poland, Trump said he is “very committed to Poland.” Also said “we’re committed to NATO,” and added that Europe has to step up.
Vice President Vance said it was “disrespectful for President Zelenskyy to come into The White House Oval Office, litigating in front of the American media.
Then proceeded to say President Zelenskyy did a publicity tour.
President Trump, raising his voice, said to President Zelenskyy, “you’re not really in good position right now.”
“You’re gambling with World War III.”
Vice President Vance: “have you said thank you once? You went to Pennsylvania to campaign for the opposition.”
President Trump: “your running low on soldiers… then you’re telling us you don’t want a ceasefire.”
President Zelenskyy trying to respond.
As the press was being ushered out, your press Pooler noticed President Trump reach over and patted President Zelenskyy's shoulder.
At one point during the argument, your press pooler also overheard White House staff whisper to each other, "This is going to be big."
The conversation turned around 40:00 when Vance said :
"We tried the pathway of Joe Biden, of thumping our chest and pretending that the President of the United States' words mattered more than the President of the United States' actions. What makes America a good country is America engaging in diplomacy? That's what President Trump's doing."
Then President Zelenskyy asked if he could ask a question, and started talking about Putin's invasion of Crimea.
Vice President Vance: "I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media. ... you should be thanking the president for trying to bring you into this conference."
President Zelenskyy asked: "Have you ever been to Ukraine? Have you seen the problems we have? Come once."
Vice President Vance: I've actually watched and seen the stories, and I know what happens is you bring people. You bring them on a propaganda tour, Mr. President, are Do you disagree that you've had problems bringing people in your military, and do you think that it's respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America, and attack the administration is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?"
President Zelenskyy tried to slow it down. "Everybody has problems, even you. But you have a nice ocean and don't feel it now. But you will feel it in the future.
President Trump: "You don't know that. Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're trying to solve a problem."
Then he, President Zelenskyy and Vance started talking over each other.
President Trump: "We're going to feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You've allowed to be in a very bad position."
President Trump: "You're gambling with the lives of millions of people. You're gambling with World War Three. You're gambling with World War Three, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country that's backed you far more than a lot of people say they should."
Vice President Vance: "Have you said thank you once in this entire meeting?"
President Zelenskyy: "A lot of times."
Talking over each other.
President Zelenskyy, to Vice President Vance, started: "You think that if you will speak very loudly--"
President Trump interrupted: "He's not speaking loudly. Your country is in big trouble. Wait a minute, no, no, you've done a lot of talking. Your country is in big trouble."
President Zelenskyy: "I know"
President Trump: "You're not winning. You're not winning this. You have a damn good chance of coming out okay, because of us."
Also from President Trump: "You have to be thankful you don't have the cards. You're buried there. You people are dying. You're running low on soldiers. Listen, you're running low on soldiers."
At this point, Trump had become fairly red in the face.
Press was standing back as this exchange was transpiring. Reporter asked one last question, "What if Russia breaks the ceasefire?"
President Trump responded: "What if anything? What if a bomb drops on your head right now? Ok... I don't know. They broke it with Biden, because Biden, they didn't respect him. They didn't respect Obama. They respect me. Let me tell you, President Putin went through a hell of a lot with me. He went through a phony witch hunt where they used him and Russia, Russia, Russia."
"I think we've seen enough."
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2025
