WASHINGTON – Hours after his heated exchange with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office which scuttled a planned economic partnership, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declined in a Fox News interview to apologize to Trump.
Zelenskyy argued that Russia's prior actions have shown it to be an untrustworthy diplomatic partner, to which Vance responded that the Ukrainian president was being "disrespectful" to Trump.
In an interview with Bret Baier on Fox News Channel's Special Report, Zelenskyy at first sidestepped the question of whether he owed Trump an apology.
I'm thankful to President Trump and to Congress for bipartisan support,” he said.
Shortly into the meeting, it devolved into a shouting match between JD Vance, Trump and Zelenskyy.
Trump said he's "determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved.".
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