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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) stated on Sunday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy may need to resign following a high-profile public clash with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a meeting in Washington last week.<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy met with Trump, Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and others in the Oval Office on Friday where he engaged in a heated public exchange with them in front of reporters during discussions about a mineral rights deal and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump is trying to get these two parties to a point of peace,\u201d Johnson\u00a0told\u00a0NBC\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d \u201cWhat President Zelenskyy did in the White House was effectively signal to us that he\u2019s not ready for that yet, and I think that\u2019s a great disappointment.\u201d<\/p>\n

He went on to say that the Ukrainian leader \u201cneeds to come to his senses and return to the table with gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country\u201d for the United States to continue collaborating with Kyiv on a peace deal. He added that the Trump administration \u201chas been very clear\u201d that if Ukraine and Zelenskyy are ready for a deal, it can be negotiated.<\/p>\n

The meeting between Zelenskyy, Trump, and Vance was intended to be followed by a rare earth minerals deal that would benefit the United States and continue providing aid to Ukraine. However, Zelenskyy\u2019s trip was abruptly cut short, and Trump later posted on social media that the Ukrainian leader had \u201cdisrespected the United States in its cherished Oval Office,\u201d adding that Zelenskyy could \u201ccome back when he is ready for Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zelenskyy has firmly insisted that any deal involving Ukraine\u2019s natural resources should include new U.S. security guarantees for the country. He brought up the issue during the meeting, stating that Russia cannot be trusted to uphold any peace agreement, a stance that U.S. leaders interpreted as an apparent refusal to negotiate with Russia.<\/p>\n

During an interview on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union,\u201d Johnson disagreed with comments made on March 1 by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a long-time critic of Trump within the GOP, who stated that Trump is \u201cwalking away from our allies and embracing [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Speaker countered by saying that Murkowski is \u201cplainly wrong\u201d and that \u201cthe person who walked away from the table yesterday was President Zelenskyy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s comments to NBC about Zelenskyy stepping down mirrored those made by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a leading Republican supporter of Ukraine throughout the three-year conflict, who stated on February 28 that Zelenskyy might need to step down, The Epoch Times\u00a0noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question for me is, \u2018Is he redeemable in the eyes of Americans?\u2019 Most Americans witnessing what they saw today would not want Zelenskyy to be their business partner, including me, and I\u2019ve been to Ukraine nine times since the war started,\u201d Graham told Fox News last week.<\/p>\n

The senator added that Zelenskyy needs to apologize to Trump. \u201cIf he can\u2019t say that, then Ukraine\u2014you need to either send us somebody new we can deal with or just accept the consequences,\u201d Graham said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Trump\u2019s national security adviser, Mike Waltz told CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union\u201d last week that the United States needs \u201ca leader that can deal with us, eventually deal with the Russians and end this war.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it becomes apparent that President Zelenskiy\u2019s either personal motivations or political motivations are divergent from ending the fighting in his country, then I think we have a real issue on our hands,\u201d Waltz said.<\/p>\n

The United States has been Kyiv\u2019s primary supporter since Russian forces invaded Ukraine in 2022, committing over $174 billion in Ukraine-related assistance, The Epoch Times added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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