President Donald Trump of the United States, US, has accused President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of “gambling with World War III.”
Trump made the remark during Friday’s heated argument between him, Zelenskyy, and the US Vice President JD Vance at the White House.
Zelenskyy of Ukraine was in the US to sign a mineral deal that could see the intervention of US in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
But, the situation deteriorated during the meeting after Zelenskyy pushed back against Vance’s comment that “the path to peace” is to engage in diplomacy with Russia.
Vance told Zelenskyy: “You should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict.”
He added that Ukraine faces serious problems in its war effort.
Zelensky responded saying the US experiences its own problems but Trump interjected warning him that: “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people. You’re gambling with World War III.
“And what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country, this country.”
When Zelensky tried to respond, Trump refused saying “No, no. You’ve done a lot of talking. Your country is in big trouble. You’re not winning this. You have a damn good chance of coming out OK because of us.”
“We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today,” he added.
Prior to the meeting, Trump had tagged his Ukrainian counterpart a dictator with no election and a shattered country.
Trump said Zelenskyy was only good at playing former US President Joe Biden “like a fiddle”.
He accused Zelenskyy of deceiving the US into parting with billions of dollars to prosecute the war against Russia.
In his response, Zelenskyy said Trump was “trapped” in a Russian “disinformation bubble”.
Russia vs Ukraine: You’re gambling with World War III – Trump warns Zelenskyy
