28 m. ago Zelenskyy speaks to Macron and Nato head Rutte after Oval Office debacle

Dramatic conclusion of White House meeting comes as US and Ukraine had planned to sign mineral deal

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34 m. ago Watch: Zelensky and Trump’s chaotic White House meeting in full

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskys Oval Office meeting descended into chaos on Friday, 28 February, as Ukraine’s president was due to sign a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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51 m. ago Trump tells Zelensky 'come back when you're ready for peace' as White House talks collapse in furious bust

US President accuses Ukrainian leader of 'gambling with World War Three' in extraordinary clashes in Oval Office

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79 m. ago Trump and Zelensky's meeting descends into screaming match as president lays hands on leader

The minerals deal is seen as a step toward ending Ukraine's three-year war with Russia, and references the importance of Ukraine's future security.

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81 m. ago Donald Trump tells Volodymyr Zelensky 'come back when you're ready for peace' as White House talks collapse

US President accuses Ukrainian leader of 'gambling with World War Three' in angry clashes in Oval Office

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88 m. ago Zelenskyy leaves White House early after furious meeting where Trump claims he ‘disrespected US’ and is not ready for peace – live

Press conference between US and Ukraine leaders cancelled and no minerals deal signed after angry scenes in White Housein AthensThe peaceful scenes in central Athens have now been eclipsed by the eruption of full scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police. Continue reading...

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98 m. ago A humiliation at the White House and what does it tell us? Trump would make a colony of my country | Andrey Kurkov

A cold reality hit us in Washington. Zelenskyy was being forced to buy hope of survival by people who have no care for our freedomIt’s warming up in Kyiv. The temperature has risen from -5C to 4C. Sometimes, the sun peeps through breaks in the clouds, but Kyivites are not much cheered by the sunshine. They are not watching for signs of spring as they usually do at this time of year. The atmosphere in the city and in the country as a whole has been one of nervous expectation. This was not an expectation of an end to military action or the signing of a peace treaty with Russia – nothing so specific. Indeed, it was not at all clear what we were waiting for, but it was something connected with Donald Trump and the change in US policy towards Ukraine.Clarity emerged at today’s macabre theatre at the White House: handshakes, a thumbs up and some fist pumps from the US president, before Trump sat side by side with Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a minerals-for-war-support deal and to humili...

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1 hour ago Trump live updates: President calls off peace talks with ‘disrespectful’ Zelensky after Vance berates him at Oval Office meeting

Trump and Ukrainian president were discussing security and minerals deal as part of Russia peace agreement when meeting descended into shouting match

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2 h. ago Ukraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells Zelenskyy in fiery meeting

Meeting between US president and Ukrainian leader degenerated into shouting match before being cut shortTrump-Zelenskyy meeting – latest updatesDonald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy that the US could cut off military aid and said that Ukraine was “gambling with world war three” in a disastrous White House summit that led to the US president cutting short talks and excoriating his Ukrainian counterpart as not being ready for peace.The US president received the Ukrainian president on Friday to discuss a controversial mineral resources deal that Trump has said is the first step toward a ceasefire agreement that he is seeking to broker between Russia and Ukraine. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump live updates: Vance calls Zelensky ‘disrespectful’ as Oval Office meeting descends into chaos

Trump and Ukrainian president were discussing security arrangements and minerals deal as part of peace agreemeent to end Russia’s war on Ukraine

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2 h. ago Trump tears into Zelensky in brutal White House screaming match as he lays hands on leader: Live updates

The minerals deal is seen as a step toward ending Ukraine's three-year war with Russia, and references the importance of Ukraine's future security.

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2 h. ago Trump tells Zelenskyy to ‘make a deal or we are out’ in angry meeting and says Ukraine gambling with world war three – Europe live

US president says he is ‘for both Ukraine and Russia’ and tells Zelenskyy he has ‘to be grateful’in AthensThe peaceful scenes in central Athens have now been eclipsed by the eruption of full scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Donald Trump warns Volodymyr Zelensky 'make a deal or we're out' in heated White House talks on Ukraine

US President accuses Ukrainian leader of 'gambling with World War Three' in angry clashes in Oval Office

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2 h. ago Karoline Leavitt boots Russian journalist from Oval Office during Trump's fractious meeting with Zelensky

 A reporter from the Russian news agency TASS snuck into the Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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3 h. ago Watch live: Zelensky and Trump’s Oval Office meeting as critical Ukraine minerals deal to be signed

Donald Trump greeted Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, 28 February, before Ukraine’s president signs a critical minerals deal in an effort to regain US backing against Russia’s invasion.

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3 h. ago Trump says he is ‘for both Ukraine and Russia’ as he meets Zelenskyy – Europe live

US president says he is in the ‘middle’ of negotiations and says Europe and Nato need to spend more on defencein AthensThe peaceful scenes in central Athens have now been eclipsed by the eruption of full scale clashes between rock-throwing youths and riot police. Continue reading...

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3 h. ago Trump claims he is ‘in the middle’ of Russia and Ukraine as he meets Zelenskyy

White House meeting comes after US and Ukraine agreed terms on mineral deal

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3 h. ago Trump says Zelenskyy is ‘gambling with world war three’ in Oval Office clash

White House meeting comes after US and Ukraine agreed terms on mineral deal

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3 h. ago White House talks break down as Trump accuses Zelenskyy of ‘disrespecting’ US

Dramatic conclusion of White House meeting comes as US and Ukraine had planned to sign mineral deal

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3 h. ago Volodymyr Zelensky meets Donald Trump at White House for crunch talks on Ukraine war and minerals deal

Ukrainian leader at White House for talks on ending Russia’s invasion and signing of minerals deal

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