Zelensky, looking for a diplomatic victory with Trump, starts with a debacle
It was supposed to be a moment of triumph for President Volodymyr Zelensky's president of Ukraine, a possibility after weeks of maneuver for a meeting of the oval office to demonstrate American support in the bloodiest war of the European generations.Instead, the meeting revealed itself in insults. Mr. Zelensky, who had remained in his country to fight against a Russian assault and who gathered a large part of the world to support Ukraine, was left to shake his head while President Trump said he trusted Russia to support a fire.He was reproached by Mr. Trump and vice -president JD Vance as "disrespectful" for arguing that Russia represented a threat beyond Ukraine. Sometimes, a corner of Mr. Zelensky's lip it curled up while American leaders reproached him and minimized the prospects of ai...