Afghanistan, March 1 -- In a dramatic and tense meeting at the White House on February 28, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky faced an openly hostile reception from U.S. President Donald Trump. What was expected to be a high-level diplomatic discussion quickly turned into an unprecedented public humiliation, with Trump aggressively criticizing and dismissing the Ukrainian leader in front of the media. Zelensky, who had traveled to Washington hoping to secure continued U.S. support in Ukraine's war against Russia, left the White House alone-without his delegation-visibly shaken and under pressure.
From the outset, Trump made his stance clear. He accused Zelensky of "disrespecting the United States" and insisted that the Ukrainian ...