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Treasury sec reveals Zelenskyy nixed Trump's mineral deal twice prior to Oval Office blowup Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States. "This has to be one of the greatest diplomatic mishaps of all time by President Zelenskyy," Bessent said in an interview Friday with Laura Ingraham, host of Fox News' "The Ingraham Angle." Bessent explained that Zelenskyy told him during a meeting in Kyiv that he would not sign a mineral deal, which would exchange billions of dollars in US aid funding for rare earths and other resources from Ukraine. Zelenskyy also refused to close the deal with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Bessent stated. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Fox News that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already twice refused to sign a minerals deal with the United States. (Fox News) On Friday, Trump and Vance reprimanded Zelenskyy in full view of reporters, with cameras rolling. The tense exchange led to a canceled meeting between Zelenskyy and Trump. "It was supposed to be a great day and this is one of the biggest own goals in diplomatic history," Bessent said, referencing a soccer term about scoring against your own team. "Today, I was shocked that he would behave like this on camera in front of the world," he added. On the social media site X, Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo. posted, "Zelenskyy could have signed the deal five days earlier but wanted to come to the White House. He’d been difficult for two weeks. Yet he wanted the White House meeting. Trump was upbeat about it even just the day before publicly and privately the day of. Although he could have reset the whole thing, Zelenskyy was antagonistic and over the top." Trump posted to his Truth Social account shortly after the meeting that Zelenskyy was "not ready for Peace." (Photos supplied by Getty Images) Schmitt concluded, "He had a one foot putt but was more interested in litigating issues that should be discussed behind closed doors (and have been) in public." Trump posted to his Truth Social account shortly after the meeting that Zelenskyy was "not ready for Peace." "We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today," Trump wrote. "Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure." "Thank you, America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit," Zelenskyy posted to X on Friday afternoon. "Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people. Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that."

No, no you don’t even watch source material. In this case, it would be the full 50 minute press conference, which is readily available anywhere on the Internet. How can you and the other Leftists in here talk like you know how and why that whole shitt-show went down when you won’t even watch how it all developed. You base your entire assessment on a 4 minute video clip out of a full 50 minute press conference. So once again, until you start actually watching and reading the source material, stfu.

Exactly. Tim admitted last week that he doesn’t read stories or even watch videos unless they emanate from his side, which is basically all he trusts. He’s a coward and an uninformed blow-hard who talks as if he has all the information.

Good post. I’m not against Ukraine either. Russia was clearly the aggressor and they were out of line. But how can anyone have trouble with a US president trying to end a war and all the senses killing that’s going on? That’s all Trump is trying to do here. The war pigs in Europe and the Democrats in the US don’t want peace. They simply don’t.

Bootlicking, anti-Trump, war mongering Leftist. Least surprising thing ever that you’d side with the little dictator. And I’ll bet my house that you didn’t watch the full 50-minute video. So shut the fock up. You’re talking out of an uninformed place, as always.

It’s really noteworthy just how polite and deferential Trump was to Zelensky throughout the first 40 minutes of the press conference. He even defended Zelensky‘s dress (“I like what you are wearing”) to which Zelenskyy made a condescending, foolish remark about how he’s dealing with serious matters and only wants to deal with serious questions. If you’re dealing with serious matters, then maybe you should dress the part, instead of looking like you’re going to Home Depot. Zelenskyy also was extremely disrespectful towards Trump early on the interview when Trump said that Europe wasn’t contributing enough toward Ukraine‘s defense. He came right out and challenged Trump on that, disagreeing with him that the US was spending more than Europe. I was very surprised that Trump took that act of disrespect so gracefully. Zelensky also rolled his eyes and shook his head sideways while Trump was talking. Vance saw this, but Trump didn’t, and I think that’s what set JD off and made the whole thing go nuclear.

Is crystal clear from the full 50 minute video that Zelensky is not ready for peace. He’s basically saying over and over throughout the whole press conference that Putin can’t be trusted, which makes it almost impossible to structure a multi-layered peace deal. Trump is absolutely correct that Zelensky isn’t really in a position to dictate the terms of the peace. He wants iron clad security guarantees (ie - boots on the ground) and I don’t think Trump wants any part of that. But Trump‘s point, and I think it’s kind of a brilliant plan, is to have American business embedded throughout the Ukraine in terms of the minerals deal. In Trump‘s mind that is just as good as troops on the ground. Zelensky made a huge tactical mistake at this meeting. He overplayed his hand, most likely because he’s been codified and emboldened so much over the last three years by Europe and Biden. He doesn’t read the room very well. Zelenskyy’s not ready for peace. Trump is a very practical guy with a lot on his plate, and I think he’s going to realize that this is a fool’s errand at this point and move on to something different. It will be interesting to see what Trump does with future US aid. My guess is that he rolls it back significantly.

I just finished watching the full 50 minute press conference. I encourage everyone to watch it. You really get the proper perspective as to what happened and why. This thing exploded when Zelenskyy directly challenged JD Vance about diplomacy. The two of them obviously don’t like or respect each other. It was extremely disrespectful on Zelenskyy’s part to do that. JD held his ground, and Trump had his back. I don’t think that part has been reported enough. Trump really got rattled by seeing his VP attacked like that, and he came to his defense. Pretty cool to see that type of loyalty. Watch the full video. It’s fascinating. https://youtu.be/CSe0ntgfpq4?si=1ui2wt3LdzG_Ypmt

I’m worried about boyo. It was a very traumatic day for him yesterday. I encouraged him to channel his political anxieties into a productive hobby - maybe pickleball. Perhaps puzzles? Worried….

This video is unbelievable… Jake Tapper ridiculing Lara Trump and trying to shut down the interview when she tried talking about Biden’s obvious mental decline. https://x.com/rt_com/status/1894768040220176524?s=46

Good. As it should be. Europe is completely capable of defending Ukraine if they want. I don’t want any more of my tax dollars supporting that ungrateful, entitled, little prikk.

I agree. Fock Europe. They’ve gone far Left and are anti-free speech. Time to stop paying for their protection. Let them foot their own bills.

So we can erase all of Putin’s authoritarian transgressions prior to the invasion as well? Good Lord, your logic is so focking twisted.

I agree. As do most people on the Right.

When was the last election in Ukraine? https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/zelensky-showing-authoritarian-traits-says-swiss-intelligence-report/48652496 https://www.cato.org/commentary/ukraines-accelerating-slide-authoritarianism https://english.elpais.com/international/2023-12-04/kyiv-mayor-accuses-zelenskiy-of-authoritarianism-ending-ukraines-political-truce.html Not that you’ll read any of this.

Ukraine might be the lesser of two evils in this scenario, but don’t kid yourself – they are not “good guys.” Zelenskyy is corrupt, authoritarian, narcissistic, and not all that smart.

Loser is bumping the thread every 3 days. Loves the attention. Obviously just a troll in this place. Hey Mike - ban this useless troll.

I agree with you on the hat boyo. Not a good look. Especially on such a big head.

He also wore a blazer over it. Did you miss that part boyo?

Zelenskyy flying home

GREAT post on twitter: I watched the entire press conference with Zelensky. There was 40 minutes of discussion up to the argument. Most people saw at most the last ten minutes. The whole video gives the proper context. When I first watched the argument without the proper context, I thought it was possible that Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky or were even trying to humiliate him. That's not what happened. You had 40 minutes of calm conversation. Vance made a point that didn't attack Zelensky and wasn't even addressed to him, and Zelensky clearly started the argument. In the first 40 minutes, Zelensky kept trying to go beyond what was negotiated in the deal. When Trump was asked a question, it was always "we'll see." Zelensky made blanket assertions that there would be no negotiating with Putin, and that Russia would pay for the war. When Trump said that it was a tragedy that people on both sides were dying, Zelensky interjected that the Russians were the invaders. For his part, Trump made clear that the US would continue delivering military aid. All Zelensky had to do was remain calm for a few more minutes and they would've signed a deal. The argument started when Trump pointed out that it would be hard to make a deal if you talk about Putin the way Zelensky does. Vance interjects to make the reasonable point that Biden called Putin names and that didn't get us anywhere. The Zelensky/Trump dynamic was calm and stable. It was when Vance spoke that Zelensky started to interrogate him. Throughout the press conference to that point, everyone was making their arguments directly to the audience. Zelensky decided to challenge Vance and ask him hostile questions. He went back to his point that Putin never sticks to ceasefires, once again implying that negotiations are pointless. Why on earth would you do this? Then came the fight we all saw. Zelensky was minutes away from being home free, and he would have had the deal and new commitments from the Trump administration. The point Vance made was directed against Biden and the media, taking them to task for speaking in moralistic terms. This offended Zelensky, and that began the argument. I've been a fan of Zelensky up to this point, but this showed so much incompetence, if not emotional instability, that I don't see how he recovers from this. The relationship with the administration is broken. Ukraine should probably go with new leadership at this point.

My God these Leftists are unhinged lunatics. So violent. https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/02/27/police-transgender-suspect-planted-explosives-colorado-tesla-dealership/

Not true at all. I initially didn’t like what Trump and Vance did. Then I watched the video a few times. Zelenskyy was very disrespectful and deserved to be smacked down.

He threatened the US when he said that we haven’t been affected by the war yet because our big ocean, but that we would be feeling it soon. Then he said that we’d also be feeling “influence” - assuming from European pressure as Zelenskyy feels he has them in his hip pocket. That’s when Trump jumped down his throat and rightfully put him in his place.

Zelenskyy is still scheduled to be interviewed live on Fox at 6:00 by Brett Baier.