President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sparred during their meeting at the White House to end the Russia-Ukraine War, including Trump telling the Ukraine leader that he’s “talked too much.”
Amid Zelenskyy’s visit to the White House, Vance said that a path to securing peace between Russia and Ukraine was through the U.S. engaging in diplomacy, including speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to White House pool notes of the meeting.
“We signed a deal with Putin. He did not keep it, what kind of diplomacy are you talking about?” Zelenskyy told Vance.
“Very disrespectful,” Vance said of Zelenskyy’s comment, while Trump remarked that Ukraine is “not in a good position” and gambling with World War III.
“Have you said thank you once?” Vance asked Zelenskyy, according to the notes.
“You’ve talked too much,” Trump said to Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy traveled to the U.S. Friday to meet with Trump at the White House after Trump said Thursday that a peace negotiation to end the war between Ukraine and Russia is in its final stages. The Trump administration is also working to ink an agreement with Ukraine that would allow the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals in exchange for support the U.S. has offered the nation since war broke out in 2022, as part of the peace deal.
Trump also remarked during his remarks to the media that a trilateral meeting between Russia and Ukraine, as well as the U.S., would be no “love match” and likely difficult.
“They don’t like each other, I can tell you that, it’s not a love match,” Trump told the media when asked how he envisions a trilateral meeting between the U.S.-Russia-Ukraine.
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