Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to signal a minerals take care of the USA.
“This must be one of many best diplomatic mishaps of all time by President Zelenskyy,” Bessent mentioned in an interview Friday with Laura Ingraham, host of Fox Information’ “The Ingraham Angle.”Â
Bessent defined that Zelenskyy advised him throughout a gathering in Kyiv that he wouldn’t signal a mineral deal, which might alternate billions of {dollars} in US support funding for uncommon earths and different sources from Ukraine. Â Zelenskyy additionally refused to shut the take care of Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Bessent said.Â
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Fox Information that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to signal a minerals take care of the USA. (Fox Information)
On Friday, Trump and Vance reprimanded Zelenskyy in full view of reporters, with cameras rolling. The tense alternate led to a canceled assembly between Zelenskyy and Trump.
“It was presupposed to be a fantastic day and this is without doubt one of the largest personal targets in diplomatic historical past,” Bessent mentioned, referencing a soccer time period about scoring towards your personal staff.Â
“At this time, I used to be shocked that he would behave like this on digital camera in entrance of the world,” he added.Â
On the social media  web site X, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-M posted, “Zelenskyy might have signed the deal 5 days earlier however needed to return to the White Home. He’d been tough for 2 weeks. But he needed the White Home assembly. Trump was upbeat about it even simply the day earlier than publicly and privately the day of. Though he might have reset the entire thing, Zelenskyy was antagonistic and excessive.”
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Trump posted to his Fact Social account shortly after the assembly that Zelenskyy was “not prepared for Peace.” (Images equipped by Getty Photos)
Schmitt concluded, “He had a one foot putt however was extra taken with litigating points that must be mentioned behind closed doorways (and have been) in public.”Â
Trump posted to his Fact Social account shortly after the assembly that Zelenskyy was “not prepared for Peace.”
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“We had a really significant assembly within the White Home in the present day,” Trump wrote. “A lot was discovered that might by no means be understood with out dialog below such fireplace and strain.”Â
“Thanks, America, thanks in your help, thanks for this go to,” Zelenskyy posted to X on Friday afternoon. “Thanks @POTUS, Congress, and the American individuals. Ukraine wants simply and lasting peace, and we’re working precisely for that.”Â
Fox Information’ Morgan Phillips contributed to this report.Â
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