KYIV — A confrontational White House meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump drew exasperated and fearful reactions from European and Ukrainian observers, as Kyiv’s hopes of aligning Trump’s view of the war with its own dwindled with each heated exchange.
“I’m just crying because of what I hear,” a Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation.
Just the word “wow” is how Oleksandr, 40, a Ukrainian military officer fighting in Russia’s Kursk region, responded to the footage of the argument.
The liberal media is casting the Trump/Zelensky blowout as Trump bullying our ally. It’s actually Trump standing up for the used and abused American taxpayer. Trump can’t stand that our generosity is being used against us to prolong a war most Americans don’t believe in. pic.twitter.com/w66tCR2A2a
— Batya Ungar-Sargon (@bungarsargon) February 28, 2025
