Trump cuts talks short with Zelenskyy after heated meeting

We have empowered you to be a tough guy. You either make a deal or we are out. You don’t have the cards.”

Mr Trump raged

For several days the Ukrainians jerked us around with this minerals deal and today was the inflection point,

a senior U.S. official said

It is an incredibly hard position for a commander in chief to inherit what happened before them and make good decisions, so bravo President Trump and Vice President Vance,

she exclaimed

Karl Roveformer adviser

The only winner from today is Vladimir Putin,

Karl Rove remarked

I am glad to see this made public. I think it’s fantastic. Now you understand what we’re up against, ... You saw the president put him in his place. Tomi, you said something before we even came to air about Zelenskyy not wearing a suit. He’s just not showing any respect, period!”

Willis said, adding

We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today. Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure,

Trump wrote

I’m just crying because of what I hear,

one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the reactions of others on the continent

Thank you, America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you to the President, to the Congress, and to the American people. Ukraine needs a just and lasting peace, and we are working for this."

Taking to X, he wrote

Volodymyr Zelenskyypresident

Look, he's all dressed up today."

But tensions quickly escalated once Zelensky arrived at the White House, where Trump greeted him by poking fun at his military fatigues, saying

I think once we make the agreement, that's going to be 95% of it, it's not going to go back to fighting,

Trump said

Do you think that it's respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration that's trying to prevent the destruction of your country?"

Vance asked

I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations. I don't want advantage, I want PEACE,

Trump said in the post

Putin will never stop and will go further and further,

Zelenskiy said

I'm in the middle. I want to solve this thing. I'm for both,

Trump insisted

I'm not worried about security, I'm worried about getting the deal done,

the president added

We can do it, but it's not enough,

he added of the deal

You're gambling with World War III,

Trump continued

It's a pathway to peace. It's a pathway to getting something solved,

Trump said

I could be tougher than any human being you've ever seen. I'd be so tough, but you're never going to get it done that way,

Trump said

We don't know exactly how much because we're going to be putting some money in a fund that we're going to get from the raw earth that we're going to be taking and sharing in terms of revenues, so it's going to be a lot of money,

he said