Daven Tamayo

Russia says Zelensky trip to US was 'complete failure'

Article (news)

Agence France-Presse

Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky&#x27;s trip to the United States had been a &quot;failure&quot;, after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation.Zelensky planned to sign a minerals deal with the United States during the visit, but it ended in disaster when Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being &quot;disrespectful&quot; and admonished him in front of US and international media.Kyiv had hoped the agreement would pave the way for security guarantees from Washington, as it fights the full-scale offensive Russia launched in 2022.&quot;The visit of the head of the neo-Nazi regime, V. Zelensky, to Washington on February 28 is a complete political and diplomatic failure of the Kyiv regime,&quot; Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.Moscow often accuses Ukraine of harbouring &quot;neo-Nazism&quot; and used that as a pretext to start its Ukraine offensive, an accusation that Western leaders and Kyiv call false and absurd.&quot;With his outrageously boorish behaviour during his stay in Washington, Zelensky confirmed that he is the most dangerous threat to the world community as an irresponsible warmonger,&quot; Zakharova said.Accusing Zelensky of being &quot;obsessed&quot; with continuing the fighting, Zakharova added that Russia&#x27;s military goals in Ukraine were &quot;unchanging&quot;.Moscow has been gaining ground on the battlefield for over a year, pressing their advantage against Ukraine&#x27;s overstretched and outgunned army.

Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to the United States had been a "failure", after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation.

Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to the United States had been a "failure", after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation.