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Volodymyr Zelensky has truly rejected to apologise over his superb encounter United States head of state Donald Trump and vice head of state JD Vance within the Oval Office but firmly insists the connection could be mounted.
Mr Zelensky left the White House after a convention broke down when JD Vance charged him of getting “disrespected” the United States.
Mr Trump restated the vice head of state’s insurance coverage declare, together with that Kyiv was “gambling with World War Three”.
Speaking to Fox News later Friday, Mr Zelensky claimed: “I’m not sure we did something bad. I think maybe some things we have to discuss out of media.”
The pair have been resulting from signal an important minerals deal, however Mr Trump and Mr Vance lashed out after the Ukrainian president repeatedly introduced up the difficulty of US safety ensures as a part of a future peace settlement with Russia.
Mr Zelensky left with the deal unsigned. Mr Trump has little interest in reviving the minerals deal, a senior White House official mentioned on Friday night.
Meanwhile, European leaders flocked to the defence of Mr Zelensky after Trump and JD Vance unleashed the stunning assault throughout vital White House talks.
Sir Keir Starmer expressed his “unwavering support” for Ukraine and mentioned he had spoken with each Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump over the telephone.
Cameron issues support for Ukraine
Former prime minister David Cameron has issued a message of support for Ukraine following a difficult meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and US president Donald Trump last night.
You can read his message below.
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Turkey’s foreign minister will reiterate Ankara’s offer to host peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at a meeting of European leaders in London on Sunday, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Saturday.
NATO-member Turkey hosted initial talks between the sides months after Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, helping secure a deal for the safe passage of grain exports in the Black Sea. It has said any future peace talks must include both countries.
While repeatedly calling for a ceasefire since 2024, Ankara has welcomed the US initiative to end the war, which was derailed by a public argument between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States in Washington on Friday.
On Sunday, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will brief European leaders on Turkey’s efforts to find a “fair and lasting peace” to the war, the source said, adding he will also affirm Ankara’s commitment to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Fidan is expected to “underline that Turkey, which hosted direct negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in March 2022, is ready to take up this role in the coming period”, and emphasise that all parties must jointly focus on lasting regional security and stability, as well as economic prosperity, in negotiations, the person added.
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Boris Johnson has backed Volodymyr Zelensky after his heated meeting with Donald Trump on Friday, saying the Ukrainian president “frankly deserves respect” – but he stopped short of condemning the US president.
Reacting after the explosive meeting, the former prime minister said it is “time for cool heads and to remember that the US and Ukraine are on the same side”.
“Volodymyr Zelenskyy has led his people heroically for three years against completely unprovoked aggression from Russia.
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“It is they who deserve our support and they who frankly deserve our respect. The best way forward now is for the minerals deal to be signed as soon as possible. There is still a path to peace.”
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We have some more reaction to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous encounter with US leader Donald Trump last night.
Ukrainian opposition leader Kira Rudik tells The Independent that Mr Trump is overestimating his influence over Vladimir Putin and that Ukraine cannot accept it. They need serious security guarantees, she says.
She adds that Mr Zelensky’s rebuttals in the White House showed how Ukraine “stands up to bullies”
“This is how we stand up to bullies. We need to make sure that our national interest is properly presented.”
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She adds that she believes Mr Trump is misguided in thinking he has enough influence on Vladimir Putin to stop the Russian leader using a ceasefire deal to recover his forces and attack Ukraine again. “It will not, and we don’t accept it,” she says.
The leader of the Holos party, the country’s fifth-largest party and in league with the British Liberal Democrats, says: “We have been in this war since 2014. There were many different presidents in the White House while Ukrainian people were dying over and over.
“Most of all, we want this to stop. But we need to make sure that it will actually stop.”
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We bring you some reaction below to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting with US leader Donald Trump last night.
Sir Bill Browder, formerly the largest foreign investor in Russia before being kicked out of the country by Vladimir Putin, has claimed that Mr Trump deliberately “blew up” his meeting with Mr Zelensky to save face after realising that the Russian leader is not serious about a peace deal.
“It’s been obvious for weeks that Putin has no interest in a peace deal,” Sir Billsc-1xg2xhv-1 gLwLUJThe Independentsc-1xg2xhv-1 gLwLUJ“The easiest way for Trump to save face from his promise to end the war is to blow up his meeting with Zelensky and then blame him for the breakdown in negotiations.
“That’s exactly what happened yesterday. Now the onus is on the UK and the EU to support Ukraine because the US will back out for sure.”
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Putin has suggested he is open to peace talks but has nonetheless continued with maximalist demands that undermine any chance of a plausible deal. They include no security guarantees for Ukraine and forcing Kyiv to sign away swathes of land Russia does not even occupy.
