‘Dummies for Putin’: Democrats defend Zelenskyy after ‘shameful’ Trump meeting
Source: The Guardian | Published: February 28, 2025, 8:14 p.m.
Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talks
Democratic lawmakers rushed to defend Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader was publicly berated by Donald Trump in a disastrous Oval Office meeting.
The US president accused Zelenskyy of “gambling with world war three” while his vice-president, JD Vance, called the Ukrainian leader “disrespectful”, before cutting short talks aimed at kicking off the process of ending Kyiv’s three-year war with Russia.
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