Trump reduces short conversations with Ukraine Zelenskyy after the Oval office.

Washington – President Donald Trump shouted the leader of Ukraine on Friday during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval office, rebuking President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “betting with millions of lives” and suggesting that his actions could trigger World War II.

Zelenskyy then abruptly left the White House without signing a critical mineral agreement with the United States that Trump had demanded and suggested that it was a condition for future support for Ukraine.

The intact salad dishes and other lunch items were packed outside the cabinet room, where lunch between Trump and Zelenskyy and their delegations had taken place.

The last 10 minutes of the commitment of almost 45 minutes became a tense time between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Zelenskyy, who had urged skepticism about Russia’s commitment to diplomacy, citing the years of broken commitments of Moscow on the global stage.

He started with Vance telling Zelenskyy: “Mr. President, with respect. I think it is disrespectful to come to the oval office to try to litigate this in front of the US media.”

Zelenskyy tried to object, which led Trump to raise his voice and say: “You are playing with the lives of millions of people.”

“You are playing with World War II, and what you are doing is very disrespectful with the country, this country that has supported you much more than many people say they should have done it,” Trump said.

It was a surprising sample of open antagonism in the Oval office, a better known scenario for the gloomy diplomacy. Trump exposed his efforts to force Zelenskyy to accept to give the United States an interest in the valuable minerals of his country and push him towards a diplomatic resolution to war in the terms of the US leader.

Previously at the meeting, Trump said that the United States would continue to provide military assistance to Ukraine, but said he hoped not too much help. “We are not eager to send many arms,” ​​Trump said. “We hope that war ends so we can do other things.”

Trump suggested that Zelenskyy was not in a position to be demanding concessions.

“You are not in a good position. You don’t have the cards at this time,” Trump said pointing his finger to Zelenskyy. “With us you start having cards.”

He also accused Zelenskyy of being “disrespectful” with the United States.

“It will be something very difficult to do business like this,” Trump told Zelenskyy in a moment, while the two leaders spoke of each other about last international support for Ukraine.

“Again, just say thank you,” Vance intervened to Zelenskyy, which criticizes him to litigate “disagreements” in front of the press. However, Trump suggested that he was fine with the drama. “I think it’s good for the American people to see what is happening,” he added.

“You are not acting at all grateful,” Trump said, before adding: “This will be a great television.”

The hard words came at a crucial and precarious moment for Ukraine. Zelenskyy had planned to try to convince the White House to provide some type of American support for Ukraine security against any future Russian aggression.

Zelenskyy had been It is expected to be firm A historical economic agreement with the US UkraineAn agreement that would closely unite the two countries in the coming years.

The deal, which is seen as a step to end with three -year warreferred to the importance of Ukraine security. Previously at the meeting, before the Tempers exploded, Trump said the agreement would be signed soon in the East Room of the White House.

“We have something that is a very fair treatment,” Trump said, added: “It is a great commitment from the United States.”

He said that the United States wants to see that the murder in the war stopped, and added that the money from the United States for Ukraine should “put into different types of use such as reconstruction.”

Previously, Zelenskyy called Russian President Vladimir Putin a terrorist and told Trump that Ukraine and the world need “without commitments to a murderer.”

“Even during the war there are rules,” he said.

As the Ukrainian forces cling to Slow but stable advances According to the largest and best -equipped army in Russia, kyiv leaders have pressed to ensure that a possible negotiated peace plan in the United States includes guarantees for future security in the country.

Many Ukrainians fear that a peaceful peace hurriedly, especially one that makes too many concessions to Russian demands – It would allow Moscow to reorganize and consolidate its forces for a future invasion after current hostilities cease.

According to him Preliminary Economic AgreementSeen by Associated Press, the United States and Ukraine will establish an investment fund co-Property and jointly administered to which Ukraine will contribute 50% of the future income of natural resources, including minerals, hydrocarbons and other removable materials.

Speaking about the rare earth agreement, Trump said the United States lacks many of these minerals, while Ukraine has among the best on the planet. He said that US interests plan to take those reservations and use them in everything, from artificial intelligence operations to military weapons.

When asked about the long -term security guarantee to protect against the future Russian aggression, Trump says that once the agreement is signed that a return to the fight was unlikely.

Trump, a Republican, has framed the emerging agreement as an opportunity for kyiv to compensate for the United States for help in times of war sent under his predecessor, the Democratic president, Joe Biden.

But Zelenskyy has firmly followed that the specific guarantees for Ukraine security must accompany any agreement that provides access to Ukraine resources.

This was Zelenskyy’s fifth visit, but his previous four arrived during the Biden administration. The Ukrainian president also met with American senators during his time in Washington.

The fears that Trump can negotiate a peace agreement with Russia that is unfavorable for Ukraine has been amplified by recent preceding actions for its administration. Trump had a long phone call with PutinAnd US officials met with their Russian counterparts in Saudi Arabia without inviting European or Ukrainian leaders, both dramatic breaks with the previous policy of the United States to isolate Putin about his invasion.

Trump later seemed Falsely blame Ukraine To begin the war, and called Zelenskyy a “dictator” for not holding elections after the end of his regular mandate last year, although the Ukrainian law prohibits the elections, while the martial law is instead.

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Spike reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. Aaamer Madhani contributed.