Trump-Zelenskyy row leaves Ukrainians reeling

At nine in the morning on Saturday morning, a group of women spread across the most crowded streets in central Kiev and stopped traffic to monitor accurate silence. The loudspeakers are calculated 60 marks before the opening lines of the national anthem – “The glory and freedom of Ukraine has yet succeeded.”

Drivers and passengers got out of their cars, standing in a quiet honor while the music was a frequency on the street.

It was a great offer to respect, flexibility and challenge-the distinctive features of Ukraine’s response in the three years that have passed on Russia’s full invasion of Russia, causing the worst conflict in Europe since World War II.

It seems that it takes a special meaning the day after the Ukraine office, Volodimir Zellinski of the Fire Oval Office with US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance.

The Ukrainians, who were crucified due to the repeated and rapid Russian attacks in the face of foreign threats, throw their support behind their leader after the shocking meeting, which has greatly strained Kiev’s relations with Washington.

“Zelensky behaved properly. Solomia Pohbrovska, opposition deputy and member of the Parliamentary Committee for National Security and Intelligence, said, even if it cost us a lot, this was related to dignity.

Ukraine commander in the artillery unit fighting on the eastern confrontation line of the Financial Times said that the attacks by Trump and Fans – in the short term, at least – stimulate Ukraine’s forces, a leader in the artillery unit fighting on the eastern confrontation line of the Financial Times.

“It was a ridiculous offer and Trump did not hide [his disdain]”For Zelinski, he said.” It is a great reminder of the need to rely on ourselves only, with all the respect for those who helped us. “

In KYIV, the opposition legislator has urged its citizens to “maintain calm”. She said: “This is not the worst thing we faced – like any knife in the back, it is heading unexpected.”

Some saw that the general row is very propaganda for Karmlin.

“Today, America was closer to Moscow at any time in history.”

Throughout Ukraine, there is a real feeling that the country has entered the most risky stage in the war since Russia’s attacks on Kiev in the opening weeks of the campaign, three years ago. Trump’s accusation that Zelinski is “Gambling with World War III” has depths of the lock.

A government adviser to watch the drama that is revealed at a dinner party in Kiev on Friday evening, described the feeling “in danger”, for fear that the hostility of the American president will lead to the abandonment of Ukraine. “Trump humiliated the Ukrainian president,” the counselor said.

Ukrainians expected that Trump and Zelinski would sign the metal deal – a step that considers Zelinski as it is extremely important to secure the support of the United States to ensure the ceasefire in the future. But the person with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office told FT that the deal was left not signed.

Voludmir Vicenco, director of the Penta Center for Political Studies, who is behind Kiev, said that he expected tensions to swing during future peace negotiations, given that Trump’s and Zeliny’s sites were not fully aligned-“but it happened much before,” he said.

Look. The extreme emotion of Zelensky and Trump, and the JD Vance provocative role, was imperative that this happened [at some point]Vicenco said.

He said that the West is now facing “a complete crisis, whether in the relationship between Zelinski and Trump or at the level of the highway.”

The screaming match raised the Ukrainian concerns about the flexibility of American support.

Members of Parliament in Ukraine and soldiers fighting on the front Airlines said they feared accusations from the United States, which provided 66 billion dollars in military aid over the past three years.

Trump can reduce the security assistance that Ukraine needs to curb Russian forces’ progress in the battlefields in eastern Ukraine, and to drop missiles and drones that attack its critical infrastructure on a daily basis.

It can also cut the Starlink connections provided by Elon Musk’s Spacex, which the Ukraine Army is widely used to communicate with drones and operate them via the 1000 km front line. That is, weakening us support that will deliver Moscow with an advantage.

“It is not only about weapons-most importantly, said that the United States provides Ukraine with intelligence, including information in an actual time about the launch of Russian missiles and drones, which we rely on completely,” said Voludmir Ariev, the opposition legislator and former President Petro Poroshenko, who was criticizing Zelinski.

Ariev said that Ukraine and the United States “need to find diplomatic solutions” to reform the relationship so that “the Trump administration will maintain the aid agreed already.”

About 3.85 billion dollars should still be delivered to Congress with additional withdrawal from the Pentagon shares, according to Ukrainian and American officials.

“Both sides are wrong, but Ukraine is in a more vulnerable position,” Ariev said. “Therefore, we have to set aside all ideas and emotions and focus on them [getting] results.”

On Saturday, Zelinski moved to social media to present it thanks to Trump and the United States for their “vital” support. But he stressed, it was important to be “honest and direct”, and repeated his position on the ceasefire.

As President Reagan once said, “Peace is not only the absence of war,” Zelinski wrote. “We are talking about just and permanent peace – freedom, justice and human rights for all. The ceasefire will not work for Putin. The ceasefire has broken 25 times over the past ten years. The real peace is the only solution. ”

Additional reports by Fabrice Debrez in Kyiv