Summary

Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy had a heated argument during an Oval Office meeting that ended with Zelenskyy leaving without signing a planned bilateral agreement.

Despite the diplomatic breakdown, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy, praising him for standing firm on Ukraine’s interests against pressure from Trump and JD Vance, who criticized him for lacking gratitude for previous U.S. support.

While Moscow officials were delighted by the apparent rift, many Ukrainians viewed Zelenskyy as defending their country’s dignity during the 3-year Russian invasion.

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    12 hours ago

    There are valuable resources, like gas and oil, under Greenland. He made a deal with Russia to carve up Ukraine’s rare Earth minerals.

    It seems that Trump’s motivations are based on grabbing as much valuable resources from other countries as he can. So far he’s been failing.

    • adam_y@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      But let’s not forget the time the US dragged the world into a horrible war on terror just so it could maintain oil prices too.