US explains why they asked Zelenskyy to leave White House early
After the dispute that occurred between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his American counterpart Donald Trump, the Ukrainian leader continued to argue even behind closed doors. That is why they asked him to leave early.
U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz has stated this.
After journalists were asked to leave the Oval Office, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him that "time is not on his side" and "U.S. aid is not unlimited." Zelenskyy tried to continue explaining his position.
Subsequently, Rubio and other Administration officials advised Donald Trump to stop talking to the Ukrainian President and asked him to leave the White House.
Waltz claims that Trump and Vance had no prior conspiracy to bring Zelenskyy to a verbal dispute.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on February 28, Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Washington to meet with Donald Trump. It was planned that the two leaders would sign an agreement on subsoil and rare earth minerals.
However, during the public part of the meeting, Zelenskyy got into a heated argument with Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, who also took part in the conversation.
Later, Zelenskyy and Trump had a closed-door conversation, but it did not last long. As it became known later, the Ukrainian President left the White House early, and the agreement was never signed.
Trump wrote on the Truth Social network that Zelenskyy was allegedly not ready for peace and showed disrespect for the United States. He called on him to return when he was ready for negotiations.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the United States for all the support provided to Ukraine.