Russia-Ukraine peace talks stalled sharply on Friday after an outrage erupted in the Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Now the world wants to know where the negotiations go from here and whether two world leaders can repair their relationship enough to make the United States promote peace. Some say Europe may need to step up its involvement to help end hostilities, while others think Zelenskyy either needs serious damage control or step down.
“It’s hard to foresee what’s going to happen next,” a European official told Fox News Digital. “It’s simply horrible. … It’s another sign that Europe takes action and supports Ukraine. Mobilizes Russia’s foreign assets. Buy weapons for Ukraine. Increases defense spending this year. EU membership goes forward. There are things that Europe can do to help Ukraine build leverage.”
Trump said he doesn’t think Zelenskyy is “ready” for our participation in the peace process, and Republicans have once supported the struggle against Russia that once supported Ukraine and Russia seem to be tired of Ukraine’s leadership.
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Russia-Ukraine peace talks stalled sharply on Friday after an outrage erupted in the Oval Office meeting between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Reuters/Brian Snyder)
Lindsey Graham, a once staunch supporter of Ukraine, said after the meeting that war-torn nations may need to seek a new leader who can work with Trump.
Graham said: “For me, the question for the Ukrainian people…I don’t know if Zelensky can take you to the United States you want to go to.
Another former State Department official said Europe needs to hold an “emergency meeting” to figure out how to move forward.
“I think we’re going to have to have an emergency meeting with the United States in Europeans and I think there’s a need to cool down right now between Zelenskyy and the United States,” said Obama administration’s Deputy Secretary of State Joel Rubin.
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“The Oval is the bane of Zelensky’s political career, or the bane of Ukraine,” said former Rep. “One of these two will no longer exist in the next few months.”
He added that Friday’s quarrel was a natural result of Zelenskyy’s operation under a “blank mindset.”
“The pill that Zelenskyy doesn’t seem to have been swallowed is that he won’t get everything he wants,” Garcia said to Fox News numbers. “He was humiliated on the global stage when his people needed him to be more intimate and grateful for what he had received.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a speech in Moscow on March 23, 2024. (Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
“He needs to come back and say he’s very grateful for everything he has and says ‘I’m still alive because of the United States, I’m still alive. I’m willing to sit down and negotiate a peace agreement with sincerity, which probably won’t produce everything I want, you know, you know, of course it won’t let us be until 2012-2013 at Crimea Invisha Invisha Invisha Invisha Invisha Invasion.”
The White House was surprised by Zelenskyy’s “fight” after Donald Trump accused him of being a “dictator” last week and invited him to sign a mineral deal.
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“The president and vice president did not expect Zelenskyy to engage in such disrespectful behavior,” a source close to Vance said.
The former White House meeting was shortened when aides accompanied Zelenskyy away from the venue before closed-door negotiations began.
“You don’t have a card right now. With us, you start having a card.”
Senator Lindsey Graham, Rs.C. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
Vance accused Zelenskyy of trying to sue their problems in front of the American media.
“Please give some words of appreciation to the United States of America and the President,” Vance told Zelenskyy.
The Ukrainian president replied: “Have you been to Ukraine? Have you seen the problems we have?
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Trump announced after the meeting that Zelenskyy could “prepare for peace” to return to the Oval Office.
“Today we had a very meaningful meeting at the White House. Under this kind of fire and pressure, there is never a lot of things that can be understood without dialogue,” Trump wrote.
“It is surprising that through what happened emotionally, I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for peace if he is involved in the United States because he feels that our participation gives him a great advantage in negotiations. I don’t want an advantage, I want peace. He does not respect the oval oval position in the United States of America and he can come back in peace.
