Talks between US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky have failed after becoming too drawn-out and controversial.
The talks took place at the White House. The BBC reported that he was ordered to leave the US after the talks turned heated.
During the tug-of-war, US President Trump said "thank you" to his Ukrainian counterpart. However, after Trump said that he would "gamble with the third world war", Zelensky said that "there will be no deal with America anymore". The video of the conversation between them during the press conference has been released. During the talks, Trump said that he could not help Ukraine and that the mineral deal would only happen if he withdrew from the war.
After the meeting, President Trump tweeted that Zelensky did not want peace. Now a serious challenge has been added to the Ukrainian president. On the one hand, he has suffered a huge financial loss by cooperating with the US for the survival of his country, and on the other hand, he is forced to make an important mineral agreement by bowing to the US. Although President Trump has indicated that the US is open to recall if peace is needed, Zelensky was eventually forced to leave the White House without a conclusion.
Meanwhile, Zelensky is said to have responded to several European leaders and expressed their support for Ukraine. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has spoken to both Trump and Zelensky and pledged his unwavering support for Ukraine, according to media reports.
What lessons can Nepal learn from this? When the culmination of dependence boils over to the roots of selfishness, the leadership suffers, the time may come when all the people are forced to swim in the sea of suffering. So the gift given to us by nature is enough. If we can make good use of it. If we don't think now and get into the habit of always begging with a golden cup, not only we, but our future generations will always curse the past history in the feeling of sorrow.
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