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Trump, Zelenskiy Meeting Turns Into Argument; Mineral Deal Falls Through

2025/2/28
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Donald Trump: 我支持美国，而不是普京。你无法通过这种方式达成协议。你在用数百万人的生命赌博。你要么达成协议，要么我们退出。泽连斯基不尊重美国，他可以回来，当他准备好和平的时候。 我与普京会面过，我了解情况。泽连斯基现在没有筹码，但他与我们在一起时就会有。他应该感谢美国提供的支持，而不是攻击我们。乌克兰正处于困境之中，但由于我们的帮助，他们有很大的机会成功。这场争论对美国没有好处，泽连斯基应该感谢美国。 Volodymyr Zelenskyy: 普京永远不会停止侵略，他会变本加厉。他恨乌克兰人，想要摧毁这个国家。目前的协议不足以阻止俄罗斯进一步的侵略。我们需要更多的支持才能确保和平。 我试图向他们解释2014年以来乌克兰面临的困境，以及为什么我们不能信任普京。但是，他们却对我进行斥责，这让我感到非常沮丧。我为我的国家而战，我为和平而努力，但我不会放弃我的原则。

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The meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the Oval Office quickly escalated into a public argument, which was unexpected for a diplomatic engagement of this level.
  • The argument was unexpected as such meetings are typically well-prepared with predetermined outcomes.
  • The meeting featured Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Vice President J.D. Vance, and other officials.
  • Trump demanded gratitude from Zelenskiy for U.S. support, which Zelenskiy argued was insufficient to deter Russian aggression.
  • The planned press conference and mineral deal signing were canceled following the dispute.

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Plans to sign a critical minerals deal between the US and Ukraine were scrapped after Donald Trump’s meeting Friday with Volodymyr Zelenskiy quickly devolved into a fiery exchange over the Ukrainian leader’s doubts that the US president’s efforts to broker a deal with Russia would yield lasting peace.  

Zelenskiy departed the White House following the public spat, and a planned signing ceremony and press conference were canceled. 

US officials said the minerals deal - which Trump had cast as a necessary step to repay American support as he sought to broker a deal with Russia’s Vladimir Putin - was not signed before Zelenskiy’s departure. “He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office.  

He can come back when he is ready for Peace,” Trump said in a social media post shortly before Zelenskiy’s departure. The Ukrainian leader angered Trump and US Vice President JD Vance when he said he did not believe the planned deal would do enough to deter further Russian aggression. “Putin will never stop and will go further and further,” Zelenskiy said, adding that the Russian leader “hates Ukrainians” and wanted to destroy the country. 

“We can do it, but it’s not enough,” he added of the deal. 

On this special edition of Balance of Power, hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz get instant reaction and analysis to the dramatic moment between Trump and Zelenskiy in the Oval Office with:  

  • Nick Wadhams, Bloomberg US National Security Team Lead  
  • Daniel Fried, Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council/Former-US Ambassador to Poland/Former-Assistant Secretary of State for Europe 
  • Rick Davis, Partner at Stonecourt Capital and Bloomberg Politics Contributor & Jeanne Sheehan Zaino, Senior Democracy Fellow with the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress and Bloomberg Politics Contributor  
  • Kelly Grieco, Senior Fellow with the Stimson Center’s Reimagining US Grand Strategy Program

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