Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he wants peace after Oval Office clash but needs security guarantees

On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants peace with Russia, but that Ukraine needs security guarantees for a ceasefire. The comments follow a contentious Oval Office meeting on Friday between Zelenskyy and President Trump.

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Graham says Zelenskyy should apologize to Trump after Oval Office clash

Sen. Lindsey Graham says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should apologize to President Trump after their exchange in the Oval Office. CBS News' Nancy Cordes reports.
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Europe pledges support for Ukraine after Oval Office clash between Zelenskyy and Trump

World leaders from across Europe are making known their support for Ukraine in the aftermath of last week's fiery White House meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President ...
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Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations on hold after Trump-Zelenskyy clash

White House officials say that because of what played out in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, direct negotiations between the U.S. and ...
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Trump and Zelenskyy clash in heated Oval Office meeting

President Trump and Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy clashed in a heated oval office meeting, surrounding the issue of security guarantees for Ukraine. While disagreements usually play out behind ...
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‘SNL’ mocks Zelenskyy and Trump clash at Oval Office

The latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” featured a skit in which the cast mocks the recent clash between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy at the Oval Office.
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Zelenskyy says he's willing to step down in exchange for peace in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to resign from his post in exchange for peace in Ukraine or NATO membership. Zelenskyy's comments come ahead of the third ...
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Trump objected to Zelenskyy's tone and body language in Oval Office clash, White House says

Zelenskyy challenged the idea that Ukraine can rely on diplomatic guarantees by Russia, whose leader Vladimir Putin launched the war in 2022.
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Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office clash 'a gift' to Putin: Fmr. Amb. to Russia

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the tense public confrontation between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office and ...
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Zelenskyy says he would ‘quit for peace’ as he refuses US demand for Ukraine minerals

Ukrainian president says US military aid was a ‘grant’ rather than a debt but adds that he wants Trump to be ‘on our side’. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is not willing to cave in to intense US ...
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Rep. Mike Turner says Oval Office meeting "should have been a win" for Ukraine's Zelenskyy

GOP Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that it the Oval Office meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "should have been a ...
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After Oval Office blowout, Ukrainians rally around Zelenskyy as defender of Ukraine's interests

Soon after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump, Ukrainians rallied around Zelenskyy as a defender of ...
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War in Ukraine takes perilous turn after Zelenskyy, Trump Oval Office argument

Russian attacks on Ukraine continue after President Trump’s attempt to mediate the war erupted during an Oval Office fight with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Bessent says US-Ukraine deal has 'implicit' economic security guarantee

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a U.S.-Ukraine deal featuring “strategic minerals, energy and state-owned enterprises” has an “implicit” economic security guarantee. “This deal is part of ...
The Hill - Feb. 23
Trump says no significant security guarantees in Ukraine minerals deal

President says Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit White House to sign ‘very big agreement’, but details remain unclear. Donald Trump has announced that Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on ...
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US will not give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’, Trump says

US president’s comments come as countries prepare to sign deal on critical minerals
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Trump Says Ukraine Should Look to Europe for Any Security Guarantees

President Trump said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, would visit Washington on Friday as part of a deal for Ukrainian mineral wealth. His position could ultimately embolden Russia.
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Speaker Johnson says Zelenskyy may have to resign after fiery Oval Office meeting

Speaker Johnson on Sunday said that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy may need to resign for Ukraine to continue pursuing a U.S. negotiated peace deal
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Zelensky thanks Trump for visit after Oval Office clash

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked President Trump for hosting his visit to the United States on Friday despite the two leaders’ clash in the Oval Office, which led to the cancellation ...
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Zelenskyy says he’s willing to give up presidency for peace in Ukraine or NATO membership

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a press conference in Kyiv on Sunday he would be willing to resign from his post in exchange for peace in Ukraine or NATO membership.
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Ukraine war live: Zelenskyy says he would give up presidency for peace and Nato membership

Comments come after Russia launches largest drone attack on eve of third anniversary of invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to give a press conference this afternoon at about 14:30 GMT. We ...
The Guardian - Feb. 23
Zelensky says Ukraine still ‘ready’ for minerals deal with U.S. after Oval Office blowup with Trump

Ukraine’s trove of rare earths and other critical minerals remains in the spotlight after a White House clash between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Zelenskyy insists on guarantees ahead of Trump meeting after US president says Ukraine can ‘forget about’ joining Nato – live

Ukrainian president says ‘guarantees of peace and security’ were vital ahead of expected talks in Washington on Friday. The Kremlin said on Wednesday that expert level talks between the US and ...
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Trump and Zelensky clash in the Oval Office

The Ukrainian president leaves White House after angry meeting
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The Latest: Zelenskyy moves on after Oval Office blowout with Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the American people and leadership and voiced hope for “strong relations,” a day after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with U.S. President ...
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European leaders rally behind Zelenskyy after Oval Office blowup

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said it is important that his country's plight "is not forgotten" after an explosive Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD ...
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Zelenskyy in UK for emergency summit after Oval Office blowup

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called an emergency summit with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following a fiery exchange with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Starmer said ...
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‘He defended our honour’: Ukraine reacts to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump

Back home there was widespread support for Ukraine’s president, but also dismay at his car-crash encounter in the Oval Office. Ukrainians have rallied behind Volodymyr Zelenskyy after his mauling ...
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European leaders show support for Ukraine after contentious Oval Office meeting

European leaders say they're stepping up to bridge the gap between the United States and Ukraine, offering a series of ceasefire proposals and signaling an increase in military aid amid the ongoing ...
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Starmer announces 'coalition of the willing' to guarantee Ukraine peace

The UK prime minister says Europe would take the lead but would need US backing for a peace plan.
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Zelensky: Ukraine in the EU gives it an 'economic security' guarantee

Yahoo News - Feb. 23
Zelenskyy says he would step down in exchange for peace, NATO membership

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday he would be ready to give up the presidency if it brought peace and NATO membership.
CBS News - Feb. 23
Trump reacts to Zelenskyy meeting, says he is "not ready for peace"

President Trump is reacting on social media to his tense meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying the U.S. ally's leader is "not ready for peace." CBS News' Major Garrett has more.
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Kremlin says western unity is falling apart after Oval Office row

Moscow’s spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says ‘fragmentation of the collective west has begun’
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U.S. ‘not abandoning Ukraine’ despite Trump-Zelenskyy clash, Speaker Johnson says

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tells Meet the Press that the United States remains committed to its allies despite President Trump’s heated Oval Office exchange with Ukrainian President ...
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What is Ukraine’s path to peace after Trump-Zelenskyy meeting?

"Meet the Press" moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss the uncertain path to a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ...
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Live updates: Horsford says Zelensky Oval Office meeting ‘not how you handle a situation if you want to be a mediator’

President Trump’s public debacle with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky halted hopes for a signed minerals agreement while dividing the world — and Washington — over their support for them ...
The Hill - 1d
Ukraine agrees to rare mineral deal with US for security guarantees

Ukraine has confirmed that its government will authorize a deal with the United States that they say would share revenue from some of Ukraine’s key mineral resources with the U.S. in exchange for ...
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Russia could reinvade Ukraine without US security guarantees, Starmer warns

UK prime minister faces major diplomatic effort to get president on board after he said no plans for US ‘backstop’. Keir Starmer has warned that Vladimir Putin could invade Ukraine again unless the ...
The Guardian - 4d
U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal Draft Features Vague Reference to Security Guarantees

A copy of the agreement obtained by The New York Times says that the United States “supports Ukraine’s effort to obtain security guarantees needed to establish lasting peace.”
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