Reuters: Zelensky Fought Back Against Trump
New details on the White House talks reveal that President Donald Trump had a "tense" meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on October 17.
According to Reuters, citing anonymous sources, Trump pushed Zelensky to make concessions in favor of Russia and considered providing security guarantees to both Kiev and Moscow.
The meeting ended with Trump's decision to make an agreement where we are, on the border lines.
However, Zelensky rebuffed Trump, stating he would not voluntarily cede any territory to Moscow. After the meeting, Trump publicly called for a ceasefire on the current front lines.
A source described the message conveyed to Zelensky as: "your country will freeze and your country will be destroyed if Ukraine doesn't make an agreement with Russia," although another source denied that Trump said Ukraine would be "destroyed."
Author's summary: Trump and Zelensky had tense talks.
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