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Zelenskyy continues after the Oval Office with Trump

Zelenskyy continues after the Oval Office with Trump

LONDON – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the American and leadership and expressed hope for “strong relationships”, one day afterwards an amazing explosion of the oval office With US President Donald Trump, who left many insecurities where the allies were once flushed.

Zelenskyy on Saturday arrived in London for a summit organized by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer with other European leaders.

Sunday’s summit will also include leaders from France, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Holland, Norway, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Finland, Sweden, Czech Republic, as well as the General Secretary of NATO and the President of the European Commission and the European Council.

The crying match that took place on Friday in the last minutes of the highly expected meeting between Trump and Zenskyy seemed to let go, at least for now, Ukrainian hopes that the United States could be blocked as a trusted partner in helping to press and conclude, Russia’s three -year attack.

Here are the latest:

Russia says the explosion at the White House is Kiev’s failure

Russia’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesman described the explosion of the Friday Oval Office between Trump and Zelenskyy as a “complete political and diplomatic failure” for Kiev.

In a statement on Saturday, Maria Zakharova also threw the “extreme political weakness and moral degradation” of European leaders who continue to support Ukraine and its president.

Zakharova said that Russia’s war objectives remain unchanged, which means that Moscow will insist on a demilitarized Ukraine, forbidden by NATO, and on the annexation of the Ukrainian territories it controls.

German president criticizes Trump

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier criticized Trump under unusually sharp conditions for his behavior during the meeting with Zelenskyy at the Oval Office.

“Diplomacy fails when negotiation partners are humiliated in front of the whole world,” Steinmeier told the DPA, the German News Agency, during a flight to Uruguay. “The scene in the White House yesterday yesterday took my breath. I would never have thought that one day we had to protect Ukraine in the US. “

Macron suggests that Putin, not Zelenskyy, is in charge of gambling with the third World War

French president Emmanuel Macron Volodymyr Zelenskyy But more likely his Russian counterpart.

Macron reacted to the on Friday’s on Friday between the US President Donald Trump And Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, during which Trump accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with the third World War.”

“If someone deals with the third World War, his name is Vladimir Putin,” Macron told the RTP news channel in Portugal, during a visit to Lisbon, before the European leaders in Ukraine on Sunday.

Macron has said he still hopes that the United States will remain engaged in defense of democracy.

“My hope is that the United States will continue to stand near its history and principles,” he said. “Whenever I had major conflicts, the United States were on the right side of history and freedom.”

The Turkish Foreign Minister Discuss Ukraine with Lavrov

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov on the Ukraine war, officials said.

The phone call came the day before Fidan participated in a European leaders’ summit to discuss the three -year conflict.

Turkey, which has close ties with both Ukraine and Russia, has previously been offered to mediate discussions. He hosted failed peace discussions in 2022.

Zelenskyy expresses the thanks of the US people

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed thanks to the “American people” and leadership and hopes for “strong relationships”, less than a day after an amazing explosion of the Oval Office with Trump, who left many uncertainties where the allies were once flushed.

Ukraine entered the meeting prepared to sign a mineral agreement with the US, hoping it would be a step towards a cessation of fire, but left with an empty hand.

In a series of posts on Saturday, Zelenskyy said that the Ukrainians are “very grateful to the United States” and have specifically thanked Trump and Congress with the “American people”.

“Our relationship with the US president is more than just two leaders: it is a historical and solid connection between our peoples. … American people helped save our people, “he said. “We only want strong relationships with America and I hope we will have them,” he added.

Zelenskyy arrives in the UK before time to meet Starmer

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer intends to meet on Saturday after -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the dramatic explosion with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Zelenskyy’s plane with the Ukrainian flag on the tail landed at London Stansted airport in the morning, after diplomatically spit on the live TV.

Zelenskyy had to meet Starmer on Sunday, a few hours before attending a European leaders’ summit to discuss how to ensure a peaceful end of the war and provide security throughout the continent.

But the calendar for their bilateral meeting was apparently accentuated after the Washington visit.

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