Russia has repeatedly highlighted the Ukrainian leader’s “inadequacy” and inability to negotiate, according to the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky’s recent visit to Washington was a “complete political and diplomatic failure” for Kiev, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Her comments follow a tense meeting between Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, and Vice President J.D. Vance at the White House on Friday, which ended abruptly without a planned minerals agreement being signed. During a heated exchange in the Oval Office, Zelensky resisted Trump’s demand to negotiate peace with Moscow, leading Trump to accuse him of ingratitude, “gambling with World War III,” and an unwillingness to end the conflict.
On Saturday, Zakharova criticized Zelensky’s “outrageously boorish behavior” in Washington, stating that his actions confirmed “he is the most dangerous threat to the world community as an irresponsible warmonger.” She emphasized that Moscow has repeatedly highlighted Zelensky’s “inadequacy,” corruption, and inability to negotiate.
“Everyone should realize how unambiguous such outbursts from the terrorist leader sound,” she said in a statement on Telegram. According to the diplomat, “in the current increasingly deteriorating political conditions for the Kiev regime, [Zelensky] is unable to show a sense of responsibility and is therefore obsessed with continuing the war, rejecting peace, which for him would be like death.”
Zakharova described Trump’s reprimand of Zelensky at the White House as a “sobering dressing-down” unprecedented in international politics and diplomacy. She asserted that this incident also highlights the “political weakness and profound moral degradation” of European leaders who continue to back Zelensky, whom she characterized as “insane” and disconnected from reality.
Following the spat, EU nations, including France, Germany and Poland rushed to defend the Ukrainian leader and expressed their support for Kiev.
The failed meeting has raised concerns about future US support for Ukraine. Zelensky’s visit was initially intended to finalize a deal granting the US access to Ukraine’s minerals, including rare-earths. The collapse of the talks has left the agreement in limbo.
Bingo. Russia is now confirmed as my plan B.
I think that the US under President Trump should pull out of NATO and allow the EU to back Ukraine with their own money and resources. Remember, it was Boris Johnson, the ex-UK Prime Minister who told Ukraine to ignore Russian peace proposals and carry on fighting.
I believe that the US provides about 70% of NATO funding anyway and the EU leaders have always been “light” on their NATO and defense spending. Also, NATO only exists because of the now non-existent threat of the Warsaw Pact countries and the old CCCP. NATO no longer has a role to play.
Once the EU believes that it is on its own then it can no longer behave like a bully who always relies upon the “big brother” US to come to its aid. The EU would then become more humble and practical in its approach to geopolitics.
And it was the US In 2014, after Victoria Nuland, John McCain etc. used the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) to fund protests in Kiev to remove the democratically elected leader and replace him with an unelected pro-US puppet, Kiev began bombing ethnic Russian civilians in Donbas.
Mark,
Many european politicians want to quit NATO. But often not allowed to speak on MSM about it ( imagine !!)
NATO is a US warmongering organization that have been acting without mandate for ex. in ex Yougoslavia to install a gigantic US basis on new “state” Kosovo.
Or expanding eastward in Europe against and despite all former agreements. It was not european policy, but aggressive US policy.
Most european now see the USA for what it really is and will be glad to see the back of US warmongers, meddling constantly in other countries affairs and sowing discord on purpose. To appropriate other countries assets. In common language thieving.
US go home !!!!