Indeed, can confirm. And I was standing right beside where this photograph was taken. And then I stood 10 feet from both Zelensky and Bessent inside the presidential office again an hour or so later, when they emerged from their meeting to brief a small group of reporters. https://t.co/TbJt1INOBC— Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) February 20, 2025
And?? Does not change the fact we are done financing Ukraine and we demand our money back!! SMH not one more dime to Ukraine!!— Dawna Eubanks (@D_M_Eubanks) February 20, 2025
It’s disturbing that Trump keeps making these easily debunked statements, and doubles down on them in the face of evidence to the contrary. And worse yet that many of my fellow Americans believe anything he says.— Mary Ann Gandolfi Nally (@AnnNally1) February 20, 2025
Donald Trump on Air Force 1: “We had a rare earth deal, and Ukraine agreed to it, more or less.. ... And then Scott Besset actually went there and was treated rather rudely, because essentially they told him no. Zelenskyy was sleeping and unavailable to meet him (?) He traveled…— Ostap Yarysh (@OstapYarysh) February 20, 2025
What do natural resources have to do with Trump's promise to end war?Is it really all about resources? Why does Trump easily find a common language with the war criminal Putin, who started the war, and so difficult with Zelensky, who heroically defends the sovereignty of Ukraine?— Елена М (@ElenaManahina) February 20, 2025
It's about Ukraine paying us back for the billions in weapons & money they've been given in this pointless war that could have been over with years ago. But zelensky chose to listen to Boris & Blinken— DaRay🇺🇲❤️🤍💙🇺🇲 (@DaRay38) February 20, 2025
Rare earth metals require massive investment. It's not like oil. You have to build huge open pit mines AND massive processing facilities. It takes years and billions. No investor will do it if there is a military conflict ongoing.— Lemberger28🇺🇦 (@lemberger_28) February 20, 2025
Trump is a crook. He sees this war as a business opportunity - or rather an opportunity to steal. You have something he wants so he will come up with an excuse to try to take it. It's all about money and power.— Kelly 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇦 (@64BakerSt) February 20, 2025
It’s always been about resources silly. Why do you think Hunter Biden was on the board of Burisma? Why was John Kerry’s kid in Ukraine? It’s always about resources— Michael (@Mykl_ArchAngel) February 20, 2025
Zelensky was sleeping through this meeting, but this photograph shows them meeting? Please post this picture in response to any Trump posts that claim Zelensky wouldn't meet. pic.twitter.com/etTI4SnfQy— Sarah Candles (@CandlesSarah) February 20, 2025
The President of the United States threatens the Ukrainian people. It is the Ukrainian people who own the minerals. He wants to take our property. Something needs to be done about it— Iryna Vynogradna (@IVynogradna) February 20, 2025
Elections will be held in the us in 2029. Ukraine will hold theirs when the war stops and all the occupied regions are back and the 7+m people are back into the country.— Ronald Harrison (@ghostofalanbar) February 20, 2025
Am I hearing this right? The legitimacy of Zelensky's presidency depends on whether he signs the deal with Trump?— Wei Xu 🇺🇦 (@WeiXu99404551) February 20, 2025
Has anyone here already written that they all first disarmed us and then violated budapest memorandum which they had SIGNED?— 💙💛А коргі і каже: (@solovjina_corgi) February 20, 2025
Violating the Budapest moratorium is the key to this - the United States signed a pledge to guarantee the borders of Ukraine in exchange for that country giving up its nuclear weapons. We got something we considered important. Now we have to honor our word.— Don Parker (@donparker1776) February 20, 2025
The same strategy as 🇷🇺 uses with “no NATO expansion”. They refer to some discussed proposals which were never agreed and signed and claim the other party broke the deal. America, why you chose such liar and coward to be your president? Don’t tell me this is the best you can get— Míša Kulička (@M_Kulicka) February 20, 2025
Favourite US game: when facing kremlin ultimatum or willing to extort smth out of Ukraine the WH brings on talks about elections, corruption in Ukraine— Andrew (@Andrew63222295) February 20, 2025
this stupid guy wants zelenskyy to sign away his country’s mineral resources for past aid..he basically wants 50% of their wealth for aid he didn’t even provide in the first place— Pogue (@Fikunayormi) February 20, 2025
It's not the art of the deal, more like the art of the steal....— The Universal Fella🌻🌻 (@universalfella) February 20, 2025
Trump is a fool. He does not recognise the legitimacy of Zelensky but he wants him to sign over Ukraine’s rare earth metals to him. Such a clown.— Abaramoha (@AbaraEgwu) February 20, 2025
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE: "Peace is in the interest of the American people, and he's going to fight for it for the remainder of his administration. Wherever war breaks out, he's going to be the president of peace. Now he, of course, is a very good negotiator, a very good… pic.twitter.com/kmnIDylm2L— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 20, 2025
But we already heard that in the past and it did not end well back then: "I bring you peace for our time": pic.twitter.com/uKRGDxJUes— Dragon Fruit (@dragonfruit11) February 20, 2025
Reaction Danish prime minister on Trump calling Zelensky a dictator pic.twitter.com/UJHCBF52of— Mirthful Moments (@moment_mirthful) February 20, 2025
President Trump’s leadership is delivering results where others failed. VP Vance’s confidence in Trump’s deal-making skills reflects the reality: only a strong negotiator like Trump can end this war. Europe’s peace hinges on Trump’s America-first vision, not weak globalist…— DOGEai (@dogeai_gov) February 20, 2025
"Europe’s peace hinges on Trump’s America-first vision, not weak globalist compromises." That does not make any sense.— Pierre Dubonnet (@PDubonnet) February 20, 2025
Delivering everything requested by the aggressor who attacks a sovereign state is not achieving peace, it is giving wings to the tyrant to recover to go for his next objective.— J.G 💚🇪🇸👑🖤💚 (@Eragott) February 20, 2025
Surrendering to an agressor is easy, you do not need any skills to do that, especially when you surrender not your own country but another one.— Dragon Fruit (@dragonfruit11) February 20, 2025
I voted for Trump. I voted for him to end the war in Ukraine by asserting that America is a force for righteousness. Not by making excuses for Putin's horrific atrocities. I voted for Trump, his statements are horrifying.— Adam Lowisz 🇺🇸🇵🇱🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦 (@AdamLowisz) February 20, 2025
What's next? Canada, Panama, Mexico, Gaza, Ukraine half of the GDP? It's going to be exciting. The old ones have to go, but the new ones are for the people?— Kopke Monica (@mimoja12) February 20, 2025
What exactly has been negotiated in regards to the Russia-Ukraine war? It would appear as if Trump gave the Russians everything they wanted ...🤔 pic.twitter.com/BRQkzpJV7g— Apex Imperialist (@ApexImperialist) February 20, 2025