Zelensky leaves White House unscathed as he buys more time

Optics could not be different this time.

Unlike a shockingly malignant meeting in February, US President Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, were determined not to look at confrontation despite the remaining differences.

He wore a suit with Zelensky collar (although not a classic diversity) and Trump compliment his clothes. The President of the Ukraine said, “Thank you,” he said, “Thank you” who had to satisfy the landlord many times.

Zelensky spoke at the opening of Oval Office – or perhaps he was not willing, he was afraid that what he had to say was different from what Trump wanted to hear.

The differences were later shown when the US and Ukrainian presidents appeared when journalists appeared together with European leaders.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron argued that Trump was not necessary before a more permanent solution, but a ceasefire in Ukraine should be the next step.

Zelensky remained silent in a prominent way.

What we hear from the leaders argues that the discussions behind closed doors focus on security guarantees for Ukraine and the expectations of meeting between Zelensky and Putin.

No details about which guarantees were discussed or how to face the face -to -face in the same room with Putin would help end the war.

But following the day of talks, Zelensky Described security guarantees as a necessary “starting point to finish the war”.

At a previous press conference outside the White House, security guarantees, aviation systems, anti -missile systems and other weapons, including other weapons that refused to disclose the US weapons to buy a $ 90 billion ($ 67 billion) agreement between Kiev and Washington, he said.

Zelensky also said that the US will buy Ukrainian drones to help increase domestic production of unmanned aircraft. Although an official agreement has not been reached, Zelensky said that an agreement could be made within the next 10 days.

However, the Ukrainian leader was more willing to talk about his possible meeting with Putin, Trump can participate in negotiations if he is ready to meet the reporters directly with the Russian counterpart and accepts Moscow. Putin has resisted a direct meeting with Zelensky so far.

“Ukraine will never stop on the way to peace, dedi he said to journalists and added that no date has been identified.

Leaders seemed reluctant to emerge by the media before the regional concessions by Ukraine.

Zelensky also stressed how the US colleague showed a map of Ukraine and that Russia has managed to occupy less than 1% of Ukrainian territory in the last 1000 days. He told the White House that there was a news. And it seems that Trump helps to shake his mood.

Orum I’m fighting with what happened on that map, Z Zelensky said in a statement to journalists that the oval office map pushed back what they showed as Russian caught regions.

He continued: “It is not possible to say that so many regions have been taken during this time. These points are important.”

The Ukrainian leader mostly looked optimistic about the latest White House appearance and described his meeting with Trump as “warm”. However, optimism seemed to be deliberate when trying to convince American landlords to adopt the repetition of the last oval office visit and to adopt the European position to end the war.

But perhaps The main result of the trip was that Ukraine helped her take more time. Trump’s call with Putin after his first meeting with European leaders shows that Russia has managed to do the same.

Despite widespread fears, there was no disaster at the summits in Alaska and Washington – at least nothing from the public.

The status quo remains.