Disaster in the White House

The visit of Vladimir Zelensky to the White House ended with a loud scandal in front of the eyes of amazed journalists

Negotiations were rolled up, joint lunch and a press conference were canceled. The President of Ukraine left, Trump wrote on his social network: "Let him return when he will be ready for peace."

The efforts of France President Macron and the British Prime Minister Starmer, who visited Washington this week to Zelensky in order to receive guarantees of support from the US president in the case of the accommodation of 30 thousand peacemlers from Europe (after the conclusion of the ceasefire), now seem in vain. The signing of an agreement on rare earth metals did not take place. “Diplomatic disaster” - as experts, press, politicians from both main parties evaluate the results of the visit of the President of Ukraine. However, as the US President joked at the end: "It turned out excellent material for television." The future of a peaceful plan (if Trump had him that the question) now seems foggy. In Washington, they converge in one thing: there is only one politician who can be fully pleased with today's outcome. And this politician is not Trump.

There were only questions

Donald Trump-in one of his past hypostases, a TV presenter of the reality show-always loved the attention of cameras and reporters. He allowed journalists to where they had not been allowed at all or let them down for a matter of seconds at all. And this is not only an oval cabinet where representatives of the pool got the opportunity to shoot more than it was allowed earlier, and ask questions before the start of Trump’s negotiations with foreign leaders. Everyone remembered the television portion from the first meeting of his Cabinet of Ministers and especially the prayer before the start, read by the Minister of Housing, who was in the past priest from Texas from Texas Scott Terner, in which he thanks God for "having America has Trump." The audience did not believe their eyes. Today, such times, as one popular Russian journalist in the past said, whom Canada has recently included in her sanctions list. (About Canada later.)

Journalists believed that this openness is fraught with an uncomfortable situation that will sooner or later get on TV. But the real information “bomb” exploded - at the time of the visit of Zelensky, which was called “critically important at a critical moment”. Important for Ukraine, Europe, the whole world.

Trump seemed to be ready for a deal and lowered his tone. He no longer talked about the amount of $ 500 billion in an agreement on rare -earth metals, which Ukraine was supposed to sign as compensation for the help provided to Kyiv in the conflict with Moscow. Trump even said that he respects Zelensky, and when he was asked at a meeting with the British Prime Minister Kirmer, whether he still considers the Ukrainian president a “dictator” (“dictator without elections”, to be precise, and this was pronounced by Trump several times), the reaction of the US president was indicative.

"I said that?" - asked Trump. “I can't believe that I said that. The next question. "

It is significant that, scolding Zelensky and actually accusing Ukraine of the beginning of hostilities, Trump simultaneously called Putin President a “very smart guy” and “a very cunning man”. He said that Putin really wants the world and “hold back his word” if the transaction is achieved. And these are not only words. The United States held negotiations in Riyadh, Ukraine did not call. The United States refused to sign resolutions at the UN accused of Russia at the beginning of hostilities.

On Thursday, during a press conference with the British Prime Minister Trump, he demonstrated his own approach to foreign policy (“We will try and see what will burn out of this”), declaring an agreement on which the Americans began to work with Russia without the participation of Ukraine and the EU: “I think this will happen, I hope, quickly. If this does not happen quickly, it may not happen at all. ”

After Trump actually drove Zelensky from the White House, the deal seems to be torn off.

A key role will play the position of Europe, but will Macron and others go into conflict with the vengeful Trump, unilaterally supporting Ukraine, without the participation of the United States? It was about the sending of a peaceful soldiers (following London and Paris, Ankara announced that she was ready to send Turkish military to Ukraine) only if a peace agreement was concluded between the Russian Federation and Ukraine. The future of the coalition from 52 countries created with the active participation of President Biden, with the departure of the main driving force - the United States is also problematic.

Experts and the media immediately remembered that in the past Zelensky’s refusal to help Trump assembly of incriminating evidence on Hunter Bayden and his father Joseph and the prevailing details of that telephone conversation caused one of the two impections of Donald Trump (the Senate, who had the Republican majority).

The 47th president took revenge for the difficulties of the 45th president. “And this is all about him” - about Trump.

In front of the presidential pool

On the tables of the eastern room of the White House were folders with the text of the agreement on the joint operation of rare -earth metals and minerals, when a skirmish in increased tones occurred in the eyes of stunned journalists, during which Vance and Trump pounced on their guest (Trump grabbed his shoulder).

It all started with Jay Di Wans, whom Elon Musk called the future “future president” the other day. In his favorite edifying tone, which he demonstrated to European leaders at conferences in Paris and Munich, the vice president began to tell Zelensky about the importance of diplomacy and the cessation of war. Zelensky objected, saying that history showed that President Putin did not comply with the signed agreements, reminded of the Crimea in 2014 (it was in 2015-Trump was adjusted, of course, “he knew better” Zelensky!). "What diplomacy are you talking about, Jay di?" - the Ukrainian president asked rhetorically. "And then it rushed."

Wence indicated to the Ukrainian guest that on his part to “disrespectly” come to the oval office and state his arguments before the American media, and demanded that he “thanked Trump for leadership”.

Trump said that Zelensky was “not grateful” for help, remembered 350 billion help (in fact almost 3 times less; according to the Institute of World Economy, Europe allocated $ 138 billion compared to 119 billion from the United States), remembered Obama (“He gave you a blanket, and Trump gave you“ Jvevelina ”), about Hillary Clannon and a lost computer Hunter Biden with all sorts of obscenities. In addition, Vance publicly accused Zelensky of allegedly participating in the election campaign of Kamaly Harris, visiting the military plant in Pennsylvania, accompanied by members of Congress from this state.

In turn, Zelensky could recall that it was precisely because of Trump’s pressure that Republicans in Congress postponed assistance to Ukraine for 7 months. But at that moment he seemed with a stunned rough attack. Trump shouted at the guest: "You are not in the best position, you are playing gambling with the Third World War!" “Either you make a deal, or we will get out of it,” the US president threatened. “And if we fly out, you will fight, and I don’t think it will be pleasant.”

“You should have visited Ukraine,” Vensu remarked at one of the moments of Zelensky. “I regularly watched Storis, and you are calling people to your propaganda tours,” retorted the US Vice President. This is as indicative as Trump, correcting Zelensky, that Crimea “happened” in 2015.

The Ambassador of Ukraine to Washington Oksana Markarova in despair wrapped her head with her hands. It saw the whole world.

According to the results of the scandal in the White House, the heads of a number of European states expressed support to Ukraine and its president. The Russian state media after Trump declared Zelensky the culprit, and the Prochrevsky politicians were delighted with how Trump expelled Zelensky.

How to communicate with Trump

The day before, British Prime Minister Cyrus Starmer was negotiating in Ukraine and throughout the spectrum of “special relations” between two historical allies. The current connections, of course, cannot be compared with times when the leaders of the countries were associated with warm personal relations: Roosevelt and Churchill, Reagan and Thatcher, Clinton and Blair, but Britain appreciates tradition.

Starmer did not arrive empty -handed and achieved a lot. Firstly, the British government announced an increase in military spending to 2.5% of the gross domestic product by 2027, several years earlier than expected, and set a goal to reach 3% by 2035. This is exactly what Trump achieved from NATO members. The second and most importantly - the British prime minister brought a letter from King Charles Third with an invitation to make a state visit.

The president seemed to be pleased with the royal invitation. “He is a great, great gentleman,” Trump said about the king, taking an envelope. But at first he wanted to make sure that he was standing on the genuine signature of the king, which he immediately showed reporters. Obama and Bush Ml. They were the only two American presidents who were invited with state visits to the UK during the 70th reign of Queen Elizabeth the Second. Trump will be the only one who will make a second visit. He liked it so much that the negotiations were successful.

Trump admitted that foggy albion can avoid the introduction of trade tariffs, unlike Canada, Mexico, China, EU, etc. The countries agreed to strengthen cooperation in the field of high technology and artificial intelligence. Washington and London, unlike other Western partners, are opposed to restrictions on the development of AI. “Loads” and other “topics”, representing “mutual interest”.

But the question of a peaceful plan for Ukraine and the support of the United States of the peacekeeping forces of Great Britain and the EU remains unresolved.

Europe wants to be sure that the United States will support it, but there was no public proposal for air cover, intelligence and technical support from Trump. He stated that he did not want to give “super -jackets”.

And the most acute question Starmer managed to lower at all. He was asked whether during the meeting the repeated calls of Trump was to make Canada 51st staff and whether King Karl expressed, who is also the head of the Canadian state (the governor general formally led him, but in fact, his own government), concern to the rhetoric of the US president. “I think you are trying to find a division between us that does not exist. We are the closest to the countries, and we had very good discussions today, but we did not talk about Canada, ”said Starmer, before Trump intervened and cut him off. “Enough,” Trump said. The British prime minister was silent. Trump has repeatedly stated that Canada should be absorbed by the United States, calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau "Governor Trudeau." Trump announced that he would introduce 25%duties on Canadian goods from next week (they were already transferred for 30 days).

Zelensky is not Starmer or Macron. The art of communication with Trump was not his skate. But he fell into a deliberately losing situation when his interlocutors - Trump and Wence, in fact, repeated the Kremlin narrative.

However, Macron achieved a little in Ukraine. Trump plays according to its own rules, however, now they are largely consonant with Putin’s lines, which, here, in Washington, is considered the “main winner” following the results of today's meeting.

Let's see if the principle of Action, Not Words will work. We will judge by cases, not by words. A lot of conflicting words from the beginning of the second term of Trump were spoken.