Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky's White Home assembly descended right into a livid shouting match on Friday with the US president accusing his Ukrainian counterpart of "playing with World Warfare 3".
What started as a cordial diplomatic encounter shortly deteriorated into a unprecedented public row.
The Ukrainian chief got here to Washington looking for safety ensures amid Russia's ongoing warfare.
As a substitute, he confronted vocal anger from the American president and Vice President JD Vance in entrance of the world's media.
The assembly started with typical diplomatic niceties between the 2 leaders with Trump initially reaffirming continued army help for Ukraine."
I hope I'll be identified and acknowledged as a peacemaker," Trump mentioned a number of instances within the Oval Workplace.
However the cordial environment shortly evaporated as discussions progressed.
Journalists within the room reported that the talks "led to an outright shouting match".
One described the scene as the 2 sides "yelling at one another within the Oval Workplace in one thing I've by no means witnessed in eight years on the White Home".
Trump repeatedly advised Zelensky: "You're not in good place proper now.
"You're playing with the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.
"You're in no place to dictate what we're going to really feel. You don't have the playing cards proper now."
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