The media learned what happened between Trump and Zelenskyy after the quarrel
- Darina Melnychuk
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22:31, 28 February, 2025
CNN has learned the details of what happened behind closed doors after a quarrel between the presidents of Ukraine and the United States and US Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House.
This was reported by «European Truth» with reference to CNN.
According to CNN sources, after the public part of the conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy ended, the American president and his advisers went into a separate room.
It is noted that he held consultations with J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant, and other advisers.
«It was then that Trump finally decided that Zelenskyy «was not in the right place to negotiate», and instructed Marco Rubio and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz to convey the message that the Ukrainian president should leave», the statement said.
A White House spokesman told the TV channel that the Ukrainians objected and wanted to continue the talks, but were refused. Shortly afterwards, Zelenskyy left.
As a reminder, on 28 February, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the United States to hold talks with President Donald Trump and sign an intergovernmental agreement on rare earth metals and other minerals.
During his visit to the White House , Volodymyr Zelenskyy argued with US President Donald Trump and US Vice President J.D. Vance on television.
Later, after the disruption of the signing of the US subsoil agreement and a public dispute with US President Donald Trump at the White House, Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the United States, President Trump and Congress.
Peace talks
Earlier, Donald Trump stated that the United States was conducting constructive negotiations on a full-scale war with Ukraine and the Russian Federation. In particular, he expressed hope that agreements would be reached as soon as possible.
He also claimed that Washington had already made some progress in negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
In addition, Donald Trump indicated that his administration had already held discussions with Moscow, but did not specify who participated in such a dialogue. Also, during his phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump never said that Europe needs a seat at the table in negotiations on Ukraine.
Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed that negotiations between the United States and Russia to end the war without Kyiv's participation pose a threat to everyone.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy also noted that he was ready to sit down with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin for the sake of peace, despite his hostile attitude. He also added that he did not see a ready-made peace plan from Trump, but conveyed his readiness to negotiate.
However, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was ready to «allocate people» to negotiate with Ukraine to end the war. At the same time, he called any such talks «illegitimate».
Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine does not recognise the loss of its territories, but is ready for diplomatic solutions to return them if it becomes a NATO member.