3 h. ago Zelensky inundated with messages of support from world leaders after Trump berates him in Oval Office meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s social media site was flooded with moving messages of support from leaders around the world, including the U.S., after he was mocked and yelled at by President Donald Trump Friday in a meeting in the Oval Office.

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5 h. ago ‘A spectacle to horrify the world’: what the papers say about Trump and Vance’s meeting with Zelenskyy

The shocking and unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominate UK front pages today, with the papers united in horror The unprecedented scenes in the Oval Office dominated the front pages on Saturday, with the papers united in their horror. Adjectives including disastrous and vile were used to describe the meeting in which Donald Trump and his vice-president JD Vance openly berated the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy.The Guardian leads with a quote from Donald Trump: “You are gambling with world war three”, characterising the meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents as “disastrous”. In a separate sketch of the furious row, David Smith wrote that “Trump on Friday presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history.” Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Global leaders leap to Zelensky’s defence after White House row with Trump

German chancellor and French president among those standing by Kyiv, as European vice-president vows to step up backing for Zelensky

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7 h. ago Russia's scathing slur at Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump showdown

Kremlin officials took aim at Volodymyr Zelensky following the Ukrainian President's tense meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Friday - during which Mr Trump mocked Mr Zelensky's clothes

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8 h. ago Trump makes his stance with 'big shot' Zelensky very clear after ferocious showdown

President Donald Trump told reporters Ukraine would be consigned to 'keep fighting' to 'see what happens if it refuses his call for an immediate cease fire.

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8 h. ago Crunch Ukraine gathering at Downing Street rocked by tense White House exchange

Sir Keir Starmer will convene a gathering of European leaders at Downing Street this weekend, following Mr Trump and Mr Zelensky’s White House spat.

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9 h. ago Trump renews Zelensky attacks as Ukraine leader appeals to allies over Oval Office meeting: 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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11 h. ago Zelenskyy leaves White House early after fiery meeting with Trump, who claims Ukrainian leader isn’t ready for peace – live

Press conference between US and Ukraine leaders cancelled and no minerals deal signed after angry scenes in White House; European leaders stand behind ZelenskyyUkraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells ZelenskyyDemocrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meetingin 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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11 h. ago Republicans slam Zelensky for 'screwing up bigtime' as Democrats say 'the guy has balls'

Lawmakers have erupted with praise for President Donald Trump's Oval Office meeting with the Ukrainian president while the meeting made Democrats fume with rage.

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11 h. ago Trump and Zelenskyy row will have 'Putin laughing so loud the Kremlin will be shaking'

EXCLUSIVE: Vladimir Putin will be 'laughing his backside off' in the Kremlin following the tense row between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, an expert has said

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11 h. ago Diplomacy dies on live TV as Trump and Vance gang up to bully Ukraine leader

US president said his horrific blow-up would make ‘great television’ – the White House has never seen anything like itDon’t let a billionaire’s algorithm control what you read. Download our free app to get trusted reporting“This is going to be great television,” Donald Trump remarked at the end. Sure. And as they slipped into the icy depths, the captain of the Titanic probably assured his passengers that this would make a great movie some day.Trump on Friday presided over one of the greatest diplomatic disasters in modern history. Tempers flared, voices were raised and protocol was shredded in the once-hallowed Oval Office. As Trump got into a shouting match with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a horrified Europe watched the post-second world war order crumble before its eyes. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Watch: Furious Donald Trump and JD Vance clash with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House

Trump accuses Ukrainian leader of ‘gambling with World War Three’ in Oval Office clash

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12 h. ago Emmanuel Macron throws support behind Zelensky as world leaders react to his Oval Office showdown with Trump

Responding to the spat, French president Emmanuel Macron, who himself met Donald Trump last week, reiterated that 'Russia' was the aggressor.

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12 h. ago JD Vance unloads on Zelensky in Oval Office: 'Have you said thank you once?'

Vice President JD Vance publicly dressed down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.for not being respectful enough to President Donald Trump during a dramatic Oval Office meeting.

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12 h. ago Watch in full: Furious Donald Trump and JD Vance clash with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House

Trump accuses Ukrainian leader of ‘gambling with World War Three’ in Oval Office clash

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12 h. ago ‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talksUS politics live – latest updatesDemocratic lawmakers rushed to defend Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader was publicly berated by Donald Trump in a disastrous Oval Office meeting.The US president accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” while his vice-president, JD Vance, called the Ukrainian leader “disrespectful”, before cutting short talks aimed at kicking off the process of ending Kyiv’s three-year war with Russia. Continue reading...

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12 h. 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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12 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene’s boyfriend mocks Zelensky’s clothes during chaotic Trump meeting

Marjorie Taylor Greene's boyfriend mocked Volodymyr Zelensky for not wearing a suit during the Ukrainian leader's chaotic meeting with Donald Trump at the Oval Office on Friday, 28 February.

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12 h. ago Moment Ukrainian ambassador holds her head in her hands as Zelensky's Oval Office meeting with Trump descends into shouting match

Oksana Markarova, the nation's ambassador to the United States held her hands as the two presidents erupted in a shouting match in the Oval Office in the White House .

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12 h. ago Six bonkers moments as Donald Trump clashes with Zelensky in unprecedented scenes

Donald Trump's week of promising talks with foreign leaders came to a crushing close today after Volodymyr Zelensky was ejected from the White House - without a deal for Ukraine

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