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Article audio: Zelensky’s hostility to peace triggers White House meltdown

Long rewarded by Washington and NATO for undermining diplomacy with Russia, Zelensky grew confrontational -- and told outright falsehoods -- when Donald Trump and JD Vance told him to make peace.
Aaron Maté
Mar 03, 2025
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Zelensky’s hostility to peace triggers White House meltdown

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Mar 2
Zelensky’s hostility to peace triggers White House meltdown

A contentious White House meeting between President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has thrown US-Ukrainian relations into disarray. The meeting resulted in Zelensky’s ejection from the White House, the cancellation of a planned minerals agreement, and, according to

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