The US Secretary of State was in the Oval Office during yesterday's heated exchange between Zelenskyy and Trump
Ukrainian President "regrets" the spectacle at the White House "that does no good to anyone" and responds: "Russians are the enemy, but that doesn't mean we don't want peace". Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not want a ceasefire,
President Donald Trump is reluctant to publicly criticize or insult Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, believing that such actions hinder negotiations toward a potential end to the Russia-Ukraine war, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in an interview with CNN.
Trump later said the Ukrainian president had “disrespected” the U.S., while Zelenskyy said he didn’t think he owed his American counterpart an apology.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in the audience when a heated Oval Office argument erupted between Trump, Vance, and Zelenskyy over a failed mineral deal. Social media found Rubio’s expression amusing,
With Ukraine's future in the balance, the high-stakes meeting on Friday between President Trump and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match.
Follow updates as President Donald Trump receives Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House and the foreign aid freeze appeal is due at the Supreme Court.