Zelensky leaves the White House early – media
28 February 20:43
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy is leaving the White House early.
This was reported by Washington Post correspondent Michael Birnbaum, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
At first, WP correspondent Michael Birnbaum said he was standing near the West Wing, where Zelensky’s armored SUV stopped in anticipation of the leaders’ meeting ending without a press conference.
Subsequently, another WP correspondent, Natalie Allison, citing an unnamed senior official, confirmed that the White House had canceled the planned joint press conference.
According to the publication, Trump asked Zelenskyy to leave the White House after a tense meeting in the Oval Office.
Fox News and CNN note that the minerals agreement was not signed.
At the same time, US President Donald Trump, after a dispute with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office , said that Zelenskyy was not ready for peace and disrespected the United States.
According to Trump, he and Zelenskyy had a very informative meeting at the White House. Trump also added that he learned “a lot of things that could never have been understood without talking under that kind of fire and pressure.”
“I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for peace if America is involved, because he feels that our involvement gives him a great advantage in the negotiations. I don’t want an advantage, I want peace. He disrespected the United States in the Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for peace,” Trump wrote.
Earlier, the conversation between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance at the White House suddenly turned to higher tones.
