Discussion Thread: Press Conference with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

[u/PoliticsModeratorBot]

News and Analysis:

• BBC: Zelensky to meet Trump in Washington to sign minerals deal

• BBC: What we know about US-Ukraine minerals deal

Live Updates:

Relevant text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP, NBC, The Guardian, CNN (soft paywall), and The Washington Post (soft paywall).

Where to Watch:

• C-SPAN: President Trump & Ukrainian President Zelensky Hold Joint Press Conference (scheduled to start at 1 p.m.) (Second link, first appears to be non-functional)

• C-SPAN: Ukrainian President Zelensky at Hudson Institute (scheduled to start at 4 p.m.) (Update: Per Reuters, the Hudson Institute event has been canceled).

[u/arongadark]

I don't mean for his brainwashed base, but the rest of the world to see what the leadership in the US has quickly devolved into.

[u/sylbug → u/arongadark]

The rest of the world has known for a decade

[u/HighENdv2-7 → u/arongadark]

To see for the rest of the world how trump can be bought with money, petty compliments and “thank you”’s? Yes very smart

i think next business is with china, and who knows maybe ISIS if they say they are sorry with a big bag of money, oh sorry i meant minerals

[u/monkey_gamer → u/arongadark]

We already know