Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky talks throughout a meeting with Fox News Chief Political Anchor Bret Baier on Special Report With Bret Baier at the Fox News workshops onFeb 28, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday night consistently rejected in a Fox News meeting to excuse his magnificent Oval Office encounter President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance hours previously.
But Zelenskyy stated, “This kind of spat is not good for both sides.”
The Ukrainian leader informed Fox News’ Brett Baier that “it will be difficult for us” to safeguard his nation from getting into Russian army pressures if Trump ceases help to Ukraine.
“That’s why we’re here,” Zelenskyy stated. “It will be difficult without your support.”
“Your people help to save our people,” he later on stated.
That clash started when Zelenskyy challenged Vance’s disagreement that Ukraine might get tranquility with Russia via diplomacy, with the Ukrainian head of state keeping in mind just how Russian leader Vladimir Putin has actually consistently breached previous arrangements.
“He killed our people, and he didn’t exchange prisoners,” Zelenskyy stated regardingPutin “What kind of diplomacy, JD, you are speaking about? What do you mean?”
Vance blown up Zelenskyy for not giving thanks to Trump in public Friday, and Trump stated Zelenskyy was running the risk of the fatalities of countless individuals, and of beginning “World War III” if he did not get to a tranquility offer.
Zelenskyy not long after left the White House without authorizing an offer to provide the United States accessibility to unusual planet minerals in Ukraine.
In his Fox News meeting, Zelenskky stated he regretted his conflict with Trump and Vance was aired, and before press reporters.
“We are thankful and sorry for this. I mean this, we wanted very much to have strong relations,” informed Baier.
Pressed by Baier if he must ask forgiveness to Trump, Zelenskyy stated, “I think that we have to be very open and very honest.”
“And I’m not sure that we did something bad,” Zelenskyy stated.
Asked if he thought that his connection with Trump might be recovered, the Ukrainian leader stated, “Yes, of course.”
Shortly prior to the meeting, Trump stated Zelenskyy had “overplayed his hand.”
“He’s looking for something that I’m not looking for,” Trump informed press reporters outside the White House.
“He’s looking to go on and fight, fight, fight. We’re looking to end the death.”
Trump’s message attracted sharp rebukes from European and NATO leaders, that restated their assistance for Ukraine in declarations throughout social media sites.
Many of them likewise indicated that Europe knows the bigger duty it will likely need to absorb guaranteeing that Ukraine can remain to safeguard itself.
“We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor,” stated European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas in an article on the social media sites website X.
“Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge,” Kallas composed.
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