President Donald Trump says Ukraine “could forget about” joining the NATO military alliance as he prepares to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House on Friday. (Feb. 27) AP
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected Friday at the White House to sign a minerals deal with the United States.
In an extraordinary scene, the White House meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a shouting match on live television.
Trump later said the Ukrainian president had “disrespected” the U.S., while Zelenskyy said he didn’t think he owed his American counterpart an apology.
Trump and Zelenskyy are expected to sign a deal that would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's wealth of mineral resources. Meanwhile, members of Trump's second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government,
Massachusetts Ukrainians were initially optimistic about talks between President Trump​ and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy​ until the conversation took a fiery turn​.