A White House meeting that involved President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into a verbal brawl.

President Trump said Zelenskyy, “disrespected the United States” in a verbal spat that involved all three men. The meeting was supposed to be a prelude to a potential mineral rights deal between the U.S. and Ukraine. Zelenzkyy left the White House with no signed document.

Leaders of some European Union nations are now coming to the defense of Zelenskyy. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said it is clear “the free world needs a new leader” following the White House disruption. She continued in a post on X, “Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the [aggressor],” reported The Hill.

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