Rubio: Zelensky should apologize to Trump over Oval Office showdown
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SUMMARY
Things got messy Friday when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and President Donald Trump sparred in the Oval Office, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s not holding back. Rubio told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins that Zelensky should apologize for turning the meeting into a “fiasco,” suggesting the Ukrainian leader’s antagonism derailed talks. He questioned if Zelensky even wants peace in the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its third year, saying his attitude might undermine efforts to end it. The meeting, meant to hash out a deal on Ukraine’s rare minerals, went south when Vice President JD Vance called Zelensky “disrespectful” for doubting Trump’s diplomacy, citing Putin’s broken ceasefires. Zelensky hit back on Fox News, refusing to apologize and saying the tension hurt both sides. Trump warned Zelensky’s risking World War III with little leverage, urging gratitude for U.S. aid. Rubio backed Trump as the “ultimate dealmaker".
