Pictures of gettyUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the United States « wants to get more firmly with our side » after its burning White House exchange with United States President Donald Trump.
After arriving in the United Kingdom to participate in a summit of European leaders, Zelensky urged the United States to continue their support for Ukraine despite « hard dialogue » between the two parties.
Zelensky, Trump and United States Vice President JD Vance were interrupted on Friday during Friday’s crash at the Oval Office. Trump told Zelensky to make an agreement with Russia « or that we are out » and Vance accused him of being ungrateful.
European leaders gathered behind ZelenskyBut NATO Secretary General said he must « find a way » to restore his relationship with Trump.
As he landed in the United Kingdom, Zelensky published a thread of 14 publications in X in which he reiterated the guarantees of North -American security to be part of any « fair and lasting » peace agreement to end the war with Russia.
He said that Trump wanted to end the war, which began with the large -scale invasion of Russia in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, but added that no one wanted peace more than Ukraine.
The malfunct meeting of the White House aimed to precede the signing of an agreement to give the United States access to the Ukraine deposits of rare earth minerals. In contrast, Zelensky was told to leave early before it could be signed.
Trump later told the journalists that the President of Ukraine « exceeded the exchange » to the exchange and that he would need to « say » I want to make peace « to restart conversations with the United States.
On Saturday, Zelensky said that Ukraine was ready to sign the mineral agreement as « the first step towards security guarantees » in the United States, a line he has maintained for days, but that Trump has refused to accept.
« But it’s not enough, and we need more than that, » he added. « A cessation of fire without guarantees of safety is dangerous for Ukraine. »
He added: « All Ukrainians want to hear a strong position in the United States next to us. It is understandable that the United States can seek dialogue with (Russian President Vladimir) Putin.
« But the United States has always talked about » peace by force « . And together we can take strong steps against Putin. »
In Russia, the spokeswoman for the Kremlin Foreign Ministry called Zelensky’s visit to Washington a « Kiev’s complete diplomatic failure. »
Maria Zakharova said that the Ukrainian president is « obsessed » to extend the war and repeated Russia’s insistence to annex all the territories currently occupied by Russia.
In front of the London summit, where European leaders will further discuss efforts to reach a peace agreement, Zelensky has met with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, who « retains unmatched support in Ukraine. »
The BBC News understands that King Charles III will also meet in Zelensky on Sunday, at the request of the United Kingdom government.
Higher political figures from all over Europe have also gathered behind Ukraine after the extraordinary Friday scenes in the United States.
The leaders of Germany, France, Spain, Poland and the Netherlands found themselves among those who published social media messages in Ukraine, with Zelensky responding directly to each to thank them for their support.
French President Emmanuel Macron published: « There is an aggressor: Russia. There is a victim: Ukraine. We were right to help Ukraine and sanction Russia three years ago and continue to do it. »
The chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, wrote that « no one wants peace more than the citizens of Ukraine », with his replacement in Waiting Friedrich Merz, adding that « we are with Ukraine » and « we must never confuse the aggressor and the victim in this terrible war. »
Speaking to BBC on Saturday, NATO’s chief Mark Rutte said he had talked to Zelensky twice after the White House meeting and said « We must respect » what Trump has done for Ukraine so far.
Referred to the first Trump administration Approval for the sale of Javelin anti-TANC Missile Systems allowed Ukraine to « fight against ».
Putin launched the war two years after Trump left office.
Russia has been gaining slow gain for months on the battlefield.
In the northeastern city of Kharkiv Ukraine, officials said that 12 people, including two children, were injured on a « mass » drone strike at night, shortly after Zelensky left the White House.
The victims included four female patients in a hospital in the city center. According to residential buildings, pharmacies, cafes and shops, they were also damaged, the Ukraine Prosecutor’s Office service said.
Friday’s conversation took place after the United States Vice President JD Vance, sitting next to other politicians in the room, told Zelensky that the war should be completed through diplomacy.
Zelensky responded by asking « what kind of diplomacy? », Referring to an agreement earlier than cessation of fire in 2019, agreed three years before the full-scale invasion of Russia when Moscow supported and armed the separatist fighters in Eastern Ukraine.
The Vice President then accused Zelensky of being disrespectful and of « litigating » the situation in front of the media.
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