On the morning of August 19, the U.S. Fox News published a photo showing some scenes of European countries waiting for a meeting with Trump, and the European countries were queuing like elementary school students to meet Trump, which made the European media very angry.
Just now, Zelenskyy told American media representatives that "sensitive territorial issues" need to be discussed in a trilateral meeting with Putin. Trump said he did not believe that Russia would pose a "further threat of aggression" against Ukraine.
Steve Cortes, a former senior advisor to Trump, said
Grand meeting. Peace time. If Zelenskyy wants to act like an impolite clown again, we have the right team to deal with him.
This is a clear hint that if Zelenskyy stages another farce like in February 2025 at the White House, serious consequences will follow.
According to a live report by BBC journalist Anthony Churche, before the closed-door meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, a large map of Ukraine was set up by White House staff.
After the journalists were asked to leave, the map was placed directly opposite the table where Trump and Zelenskyy were sitting. The eastern regions of Ukraine were marked pink, while other areas were controlled by Russia.
Churche said this map might be a visual tool used by Trump to pressure Zelenskyy to consider a peace agreement in exchange for territory.
In the meeting, Zelenskyy stated that he agreed to hold elections in Ukraine, and Trump said, "What you want is not a ceasefire in Ukraine, but lasting peace in Ukraine."
Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs the "Patriot" air defense system, and Trump said NATO would pay for the American weapons provided to Ukraine.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs a strong army as one of its security guarantees, and Trump said that after meeting with Zelenskyy, Putin "is waiting for his call," and Ukraine will never join NATO.
According to a live report by the authoritative German media Bild, during the meeting with the heads of EU countries and Zelenskyy, Trump deliberately interrupted the meeting to make a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Today morning, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said: Moscow rejects the proposal made yesterday by the so-called European "voluntary alliance" to deploy NATO forces in Ukraine.
"Any plan involving the entry of NATO military forces into Ukraine is unacceptable and could lead to an uncontrolled escalation of the conflict."
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