“The head of the British Foreign Ministry believes that the February meeting of Zelensky and Trump was not well prepared.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
The head of the British Foreign Ministry believes that the February meeting of Zelensky and Trump was not well prepared.
Zelensky and Trump in the Oval Office on February 28 2025 / photo Getty ImagesVladimir Zelensky and Donald Trump’s quarrels in the oval office would probably be avoided if there was more time to prepare this meeting. David Lemmy Minister David Lemmy told this in an interview with The Guardian.
“To be honest, I felt: ah! Why didn’t I do more to support our Ukrainian colleagues in preparation for their meeting?” – the British minister recalls his first reaction to the quarrel, which was broadcast live.
According to Lemmy, the Ukrainians were invited to the White House in the last minute, and the British were too focused on their own meeting with Trump, so they did not have enough time to help the Ukrainian delegation correctly build a first -meeting strategy at the President level.
“I was a little harsh to myself. But I still felt guilty,” the British diplomat confessed.
After a catastrophic visit to Washington, Volodymyr Zelenskyy immediately flew to the United Kingdom, where he was met by British Prime Minister Kir Starmer. David Lemmy was particularly remembered how the head of the British government met the Ukrainian President.
“Those hugs [Зеленського] with Kir [Стармером] – I still feel touching when I think about it – they were a moment when the whole world sighed with relief. Britain has returned to where the world community wants to see it: the construction of bridges, glue, with a history that helps us to connect with most of the world, ” – said the head of the British Foreign Ministry.
Speaking about the prospects of war in Ukraine, Lemmy expressed his belief that Putin was “not ready for serious negotiations” and still has his “maximalist and imperialist ambitions”.
“I suspect that [навіть] In a year, the negotiations will continue. The question is how seriously Russia treats these negotiations, “he said.
Quarrel of Zelensky and Trump in an oval officeAs UNIAN wrote, on February 28, a meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump took place in the Oval Cabinet of the White House – the first since the last return to power. The formal purpose of the visit was to discuss the US access agreement to Ukrainian strategic minerals and possible security guarantees for Ukraine.
At first the atmosphere was calm, but the conversation quickly aggravated when Zelensky stressed that Putin did not fulfill his promises and urged Washington to give Kiev real security guarantees. In response, Trump stated that “Putin never violated his agreements with him,” and accused Zelensky that he “puts the world on the limit of the Third World War” and shows “disrespect for the United States.”
The emotional dispute, which was connected by US Vice President, Jay Di Vance, has erupted. The worst part is that all this happened not just in the eyes of journalists, but even live, because the meeting was broadcast live on the network.
The Ukrainian delegation tried to return the conversation to the constructive channel, but the negotiations were finally broken, and the planned joint press conference was canceled. Zelensky left the White House without signing the agreement.
This quarrel has caused widespread resonance in the world. In the US, Democrats accused Trump of playing the Kremlin, while many Republicans supported his rigid position on Zelensky. European allies expressed solidarity with Kiev, while Russian media and officials openly pleased the conflict. The meeting that was to be a step towards strategic cooperation has become a diplomatic scandal and left the relationship of the two countries in a state of tension that has not completely disappeared to this day.
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