Bangladesh, March 1 -- Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskys recent meeting with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office has sparked intense controversy, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a “fiasco” and demanding that Zelensky apologize. The February 28 encounter, initially expected to solidify Ukraine-US cooperation over mineral agreements, instead devolved into a heated exchange, highlighting the ongoing tensions between Washington and Kiev over the war with Russia.

The much-anticipated meeting in the Oval Office brought together Trump, Zelensky, and Vice President J.D. Vance. Expectations were high for formalizing a minerals agreement between Ukraine and the United States, a deal that would further in...