Dear President of Zelanski, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone – wrote Prime Minister Donald Tusk on platform X after the visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski in the White House. The atmosphere of the conversations was nervous. The American president said that Zelanski “is not ready for peace” and that he “did not respect” the United States.
“Dear @zelenskyyua, Dear Ukrainian Friends, You Are Not Alone” – wrote on Friday evening on the platform X Prime Minister Donald Tusk. His words mean in translation into Polish: the dear of President Zelanski, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone. ”
Nervous atmosphere of a meeting in the White House
The president's meeting was held on Friday USA Donald Trump with the president Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski in the White House. The American president first informed about the meeting. Trump announced that he would meet with Zelanski to sign a mineral agreement. On the same day, the Financial Times reported that Kiev was ready to conclude an agreement. On Wednesday evening, both presidents confirmed that they would meet them.
The plan presented by the American administration assumed that the meeting of the leaders would start at 5pm of Polish time. Trump welcomed Zelanski in front of the White House with a delay of over 20 minutes.
“You are not in the position to dictate anything, you don't show respect,” said Donald Trump to Wołodymyr Zelanski during a meeting in an oval office. The talks in Washington were to include, among others, partnership agreements on the operation of Ukrainian natural raw materials. The atmosphere between the leaders was tense. Trump accused Zelnski of, among others A confrontational attitude “which threatens the outbreak of World War III”.
The White House announced that the conference of both leaders was dismissed. “Zełnski is not ready for peace,” Trump said after the meeting.
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