Putin allies rejoice after heated Trump-Zelensky meeting at White House

Moscow: Russian state media and allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin took a victory lap after US President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance berated Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday.

Zelensky’s White House visit came amid high tensions with the US over Trump’s efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.

At their meeting on Friday, Trump accused Zelensky of being “disrespectful” and warned him, “You have no right to dictate what we should feel. You are gambling with World War III.”

“I have empowered you to be a tough guy. You either make a deal, or we’re out. You don’t have the cards,” Trump said. The interaction sparked fury from American observers but was celebrated almost immediately by Russian state media outlets and supporters of Putin.

Deputy head of Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, also a former Russian President, wrote on Telegram that US President Donald Trump had given Ukraine a “strong slap on the wrist”.

“For the first time, Trump told the cocaine clown the truth to his face: the Kyiv regime is playing with the third world war. And the ungrateful pig received a strong slap on the wrist from the owners of the pigsty. This is useful. But it’s not enough – we must stop military aid to the Nazi machine,” Medvedev said.

He added that US President Donald Trump is right about the Kyiv regime “gambling with WWIII”.

The state-controlled media outlet RT characterised the Trump-Zelensky meeting as a dressing down, writing on X: “Zelensky sits with hands between legs as US President and VP hammer him.” (IANS)

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