White House waits for Zelenskyy to ’fix situation’ after dispute with Trump - NBC News
The White House says the situation is uncertain in the wake of the public spat between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and is awaiting the next step from the Ukrainian leader.
Several White House officials told NBC News on condition of anonymity, Censor.NET reports citing UP.
NBC News sources claim that the incident in the White House "was not planned at all" and was "the exact opposite of what most people expected from the meeting."
According to the TV channel's interlocutors, Trump administration officials were dissatisfied with the insistence on "security guarantees" in the minerals agreement, and the Ukrainian side allegedly insisted on appropriate changes to the document before the meeting.
It was absolutely clear to Zelenskyy that there would be no security guarantees in this deal," one source told NBC News.
White House officials say they are not sure what Zelenskyy can do to convince Trump to resume talks with him - he is still not convinced that the Ukrainian president wants to negotiate to "end the war."
The dispute between Trump and Zelenskyy
On Friday, February 28, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met at the White House.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy started arguing and switched to higher tones during the meeting in the Oval Office.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy leaves the White House early after meeting with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
No agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the United States is signed in Washington.
