Ukrainian and US leaders cancel news conference amid rising tensions

Yeah I mean it is extraordinary over the past two days really just to speak to Ukrainians who are often times struggling to catch up with the things they're hearing from the Trump administration. We've understood from various sources familiar with the proposal offer that indeed it wasn't just payback for future aid. It was essentially the Trump administration saying, Well, you owe us for the stuff that the Biden administration gave you. Give us access to your rare earth minerals, and that document is 16 pages long. 2 or 3 pages legalese and then *** dozen pages of specific places and assets that they had in mind. So quite specific. The notion that Zelensky was asleep, that President Donald Trump said there and didn't meet Besant. Well, that's not true. There was *** joint press conference they gave, an extensive one. I'm sure at some point during the time Besson was here, Zelensky went to sleep and I'm sure Besant did too, but it's an extraordinary comment to make, suggesting that essentially Zelensky himself. has rejected that deal. He has said yes, I wouldn't sign it. I have to guarantee Ukraine's interest. It wasn't *** ready legal document. They haven't rejected it outright, but I'm sure they want to see better terms there, and they've said publicly they want to see security guarantees as part of that. Zelensky said to me yesterday. Look, if you won't give us boots on the ground, you won't give us more military aid necessarily to fight, then give us air defenses to defend our skies. Ukraine hit constantly at the moment and so. There's growing concern here about the phrase dictator being used around Zelensky about how he's refusing elections. Yes, Ukraine has not had elections during wartime. That isn't far from abnormal in European history when countries have indeed been attacked, and we've seen European leaders come to his aid, essentially the British suggesting that they didn't have elections throughout World War II because they were under bombardment, and we've heard European leaders to come forward and say they do not believe. That Ukraine is run by *** dictator and some suggesting that's in fact Vladimir Putin, the one man who Trump is very eager to not criticize it seems at the moment. So *** startling turn in foreign policy for the United States here. *** lot of bewildering rhetoric. The future of Ukraine's mineral resources on the table here, essentially I think their arm twisted if they want to keep the aid. That will keep them fighting, but above all, you know, you heard at the start there ordinary Ukrainians, people are dying as I'm talking to you now here hundreds *** day on the front lines. That is often missing from the discussion here, the sort of Twitter burns we're seeing between world leaders and statements at press conferences, and I think that is going to hove more clearly into view as we see Western support here, particularly from the Trump administration.

A news conference that was planned to follow talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Ukraine envoy was canceled Thursday as political tensions deepened between the two countries over how to end the almost three-year war with Russia.The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity where the two posed for journalists. They did not deliver statements or field questions as expected. The change was requested by the U.S. side, Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhii Nikiforov said.Kellogg바카라 게임 웹사이트�s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent feuding between Trump and Zelenskyy that has bruised their personal relations and cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s war effort.Dozens of journalists gathered at Ukraine's presidential office in Kyiv after being invited to take photos and observe a news conference with Zelenskyy and Kellogg. As the meeting began, photographers and video journalists were allowed into a room where the two men shook hands before sitting across from each other at a table.Journalists were then informed that there would be no news conference with remarks by the leaders or questions from reporters. Nikiforov gave no reason for the sudden change except to say that it was in accordance with U.S. wishes.Video below: Zelenskyy meets US special envoy Kellogg in Kyiv for photo opportunityThe U.S. delegation made no immediate comment. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.The two men were due to speak about Trump's efforts to end the war. Zelenskyy had previously said he looked forward to explaining what was happening in Ukraine and showing it to Kellogg.Kellogg, one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book laying out an 바카라 게임 웹사이트�America First바카라 게임 웹사이트� national security agenda, has long been Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s top adviser on defense issues.Writing on his Telegram channel, Zelenskyy said the meeting with Kellogg was a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�good conversation, lots of details.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said they discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russian custody.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can and must make peace reliable and lasting so that Russia can never return with war again,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he wrote. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ukraine is ready for a strong, truly beneficial agreement with the President of the United States on investments and security.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Zelenskyy and Trump have traded rebukes in recent days.The spat erupted after Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties. With that, Trump abruptly reversed the three-year U.S. policy of isolating Russia.Zelenskyy was unhappy that a U.S. team opened the talks without inviting him or European governments that have backed Kyiv.When Trump claimed Zelenskyy was deeply unpopular in Ukraine, the president said Trump was living in a Russian-made 바카라 게임 웹사이트�disinformation space,바카라 게임 웹사이트� suggesting he had been duped by Putin.But Zelenskyy 바카라 게임 웹사이트�retains a fairly high level of public trust바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� about 57 percent 바카라 게임 웹사이트� according to a report released Wednesday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.Trump accused Zelenskyy of being 바카라 게임 웹사이트�A Dictator without Elections!!바카라 게임 웹사이트� Due to the war, Ukraine did delay elections that were scheduled for April 2024.Trump also suggested that Ukraine was to blame for the war.Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s army crossed the border on Feb. 24, 2022, in an all-out invasion that Putin sought to justify by falsely saying it was needed to protect Russian-speaking civilians in eastern Ukraine and prevent the country from joining NATO.On Wednesday, Trump warned Zelenskyy that he 바카라 게임 웹사이트�better move fast바카라 게임 웹사이트� to negotiate an end to Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s invasion of Ukraine or risk not having a nation to lead.European leaders quickly threw their support behind Zelenskyy.German Chancellor Olaf Scholz whose country has been Kyiv바카라 게임 웹사이트�s second-biggest weapons supplier after the U.S., said it was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�wrong and dangerous바카라 게임 웹사이트� to deny Zelenskyy바카라 게임 웹사이트�s democratic legitimacy.Ukraine has been defending itself for nearly three years against a merciless war of aggression 바카라 게임 웹사이트� day after day,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Scholz told news outlet Der Spiegel.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Zelenskyy on Wednesday and expressed support for him "as Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s democratically elected leader,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Starmer바카라 게임 웹사이트�s office said, adding that it was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�perfectly reasonable바카라 게임 웹사이트� to postpone elections during wartime.Russian officials, meanwhile, are basking in Washington바카라 게임 웹사이트�s attention and offering words of support for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s stance.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said 바카라 게임 웹사이트�the rhetoric of Zelenskyy and many representatives of the Kyiv regime in general leaves much to be desired바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a veiled reference to Ukrainian criticism of Putin.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Representatives of the Ukrainian regime, especially in recent months, often allow themselves to make statements about the heads of other states that are completely unacceptable,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Peskov said in a conference call with reporters.Amid the diplomatic clamor, Ukrainian civilians continue to endure Russian strikes. Russia fired 161 Shahed and decoy drones and up to 14 missiles of various types at Ukraine overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, according to military authorities.A Russian glide bomb struck an apartment block in the southern city of Kherson on Wednesday night, killing one person and wounding six, including 14-year-old twins, authorities said.The southern port city of Odesa also came under a Russian drone attack for the second consecutive night, leaving almost 50,000 homes without electricity in freezing winter temperatures, officials said.

KYIV, Ukraine —

The event was originally supposed to include comments to the media by Zelenskyy and retired U.S. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg, but it was changed at the last minute to a simple photo opportunity where the two posed for journalists. They did not deliver statements or field questions as expected. The change was requested by the U.S. side, Ukrainian presidential spokesman Serhii Nikiforov said.

Kellogg바카라 게임 웹사이트�s trip to Kyiv coincided with recent feuding between Trump and Zelenskyy that has bruised their personal relations and cast further doubt on the future of U.S. support for Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s war effort.

Dozens of journalists gathered at Ukraine's presidential office in Kyiv after being invited to take photos and observe a news conference with Zelenskyy and Kellogg. As the meeting began, photographers and video journalists were allowed into a room where the two men shook hands before sitting across from each other at a table.

Journalists were then informed that there would be no news conference with remarks by the leaders or questions from reporters. Nikiforov gave no reason for the sudden change except to say that it was in accordance with U.S. wishes.

Video below: Zelenskyy meets US special envoy Kellogg in Kyiv for photo opportunity

The U.S. delegation made no immediate comment. The White House did not immediately respond to questions about why the news conference was called off.

The two men were due to speak about Trump's efforts to end the war. Zelenskyy had previously said he looked forward to explaining what was happening in Ukraine and showing it to Kellogg.

Kellogg, one of the architects of a staunchly conservative policy book laying out an 바카라 게임 웹사이트�America First바카라 게임 웹사이트� national security agenda, has long been Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s top adviser on defense issues.

Writing on his Telegram channel, Zelenskyy said the meeting with Kellogg was a 바카라 게임 웹사이트�good conversation, lots of details.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said they discussed security guarantees for Ukraine and the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russian custody.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We can and must make peace reliable and lasting so that Russia can never return with war again,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he wrote. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Ukraine is ready for a strong, truly beneficial agreement with the President of the United States on investments and security.바카라 게임 웹사이트�

Zelenskyy and Trump have traded rebukes in recent days.

The spat erupted after Russia and the U.S. agreed Tuesday to start working toward ending the war in Ukraine and improving their diplomatic and economic ties. With that, Trump abruptly reversed the three-year U.S. policy of isolating Russia.

Zelenskyy was unhappy that a U.S. team opened the talks without inviting him or European governments that have backed Kyiv.

When Trump claimed Zelenskyy was deeply unpopular in Ukraine, the president said Trump was living in a Russian-made 바카라 게임 웹사이트�disinformation space,바카라 게임 웹사이트� suggesting he had been duped by Putin.

But Zelenskyy 바카라 게임 웹사이트�retains a fairly high level of public trust바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� about 57 percent 바카라 게임 웹사이트� according to a report released Wednesday by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology.

Trump accused Zelenskyy of being 바카라 게임 웹사이트�A Dictator without Elections!!바카라 게임 웹사이트� Due to the war, Ukraine did delay elections that were scheduled for April 2024.

Trump also suggested that Ukraine was to blame for the war.

Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s army crossed the border on Feb. 24, 2022, in an all-out invasion that Putin sought to justify by falsely saying it was needed to protect Russian-speaking civilians in eastern Ukraine and prevent the country from joining NATO.

On Wednesday, Trump warned Zelenskyy that he 바카라 게임 웹사이트�better move fast바카라 게임 웹사이트� to negotiate an end to Russia바카라 게임 웹사이트�s invasion of Ukraine or risk not having a nation to lead.

European leaders quickly threw their support behind Zelenskyy.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz whose country has been Kyiv바카라 게임 웹사이트�s second-biggest weapons supplier after the U.S., said it was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�wrong and dangerous바카라 게임 웹사이트� to deny Zelenskyy바카라 게임 웹사이트�s democratic legitimacy.

Ukraine has been defending itself for nearly three years against a merciless war of aggression 바카라 게임 웹사이트� day after day,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Scholz told news outlet Der Spiegel.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to Zelenskyy on Wednesday and expressed support for him "as Ukraine바카라 게임 웹사이트�s democratically elected leader,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Starmer바카라 게임 웹사이트�s office said, adding that it was 바카라 게임 웹사이트�perfectly reasonable바카라 게임 웹사이트� to postpone elections during wartime.

Russian officials, meanwhile, are basking in Washington바카라 게임 웹사이트�s attention and offering words of support for Trump바카라 게임 웹사이트�s stance.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said 바카라 게임 웹사이트�the rhetoric of Zelenskyy and many representatives of the Kyiv regime in general leaves much to be desired바카라 게임 웹사이트� 바카라 게임 웹사이트� a veiled reference to Ukrainian criticism of Putin.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�Representatives of the Ukrainian regime, especially in recent months, often allow themselves to make statements about the heads of other states that are completely unacceptable,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Peskov said in a conference call with reporters.

Amid the diplomatic clamor, Ukrainian civilians continue to endure Russian strikes. Russia fired 161 Shahed and decoy drones and up to 14 missiles of various types at Ukraine overnight from Wednesday to Thursday, according to military authorities.

A Russian glide bomb struck an apartment block in the southern city of Kherson on Wednesday night, killing one person and wounding six, including 14-year-old twins, authorities said.

The southern port city of Odesa also came under a Russian drone attack for the second consecutive night, leaving almost 50,000 homes without electricity in freezing winter temperatures, officials said.

Ukrainian and US leaders cancel news conference amid rising tensions

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