National Security Advisor Mike Waltz tells Fox News That Ukrainian Criticism of President Donald Trump needs to be “lowered” and an economic deal he believes is “the best security guarantee they want.”
The next day, Waltz speaks on “Foxes and Friends” Zelenskyy suggests Trump About the “false space” of peaceful negotiations with Russia. Trump’s response was to call Zelenskyy a “autocrat with no elections” and wrote in a Truth Society post: “Zelenskyy moves better quickly or else he wouldn’t leave a country.”
“Why are we getting this obstacle, of course, as the Vice President said, this kind of government did everything in his first term, and everything the United States did for Ukraine was unacceptable. They need to put It lowers and looks at the deal carefully,” Walz said of Ukraine on Thursday.
“There is obviously a lot of frustration here,” he added. “Vice President Vance is very upset [last week’s] Munich Security Conference. Our Treasury Secretary was also frustrated, obviously the president, who made his frustration known because we showed the Ukrainians a truly incredible historic opportunity to have the United States of America . The United States is co-investing in Ukraine, investing in its economy, investing in natural resources, and truly becoming a future partner of Ukraine in a sustainable way is more than just another pallet of ammunition. ”
Trump calls Ukraine’s Zelenskyy “no elections for dictators” as the rift expands
Then-public presidential candidate Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in New York City on September 27, 2024. （AP/Julia DeMaree Nikhinson）
The United States has sent billions of dollars Military aid to Ukraine Since Russia introduced its full-scale invasion about three years ago.
The Trump administration is now seeking to make up for the cost of sending aid to war-ridden countries by accessing rare earth minerals such as titanium, iron and uranium.
Finance Minister Scott Bessent met with Zelenskyy last week in a document that the United States reportedly was granted 50% ownership of Ukrainian rare earth minerals.
Keith Kellogg, the U.S. envoy of Ukraine and Russia, right, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, held a meeting in Kief, Ukraine on Thursday, February 20. （AP/EVGENIY MALOLETKA）
However, Zelenskyy refused to sign the proposed agreement, telling the Associated Press in Munich that it did not provide sufficient security assurance for its country.
“The president also said how much he loves the Ukrainian people,” Walz said on Thursday. “He was the first person to arm them during his first term and we did a lot for Ukraine’s security, and To say we will change the nature of the aid in the future, I don’t think it should be offended by anyone.”
Zelenskyy said on Thursday that he held a “productive meeting” with Kyiv’s special envoy, Keith Kellogg.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine on Wednesday, February 19. (Tetiana Dzhafarova, photo via AP pool)
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“I thank the United States for all its help and bipartisan support to the Ukrainian and Ukrainian people,” Zelenskyy wrote on X. Effective security assurance. ”
Fox News’s Ashley Carnahan contributed to the report.
