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

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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/kaas-schaaf]

Looking from Europe, the US as a world leader is dead. It will take decades to recover if even possible. By the time the tarifs are anounced, everyone will just shrug and keep on going without the united states.

[u/Nice-Pumpkin-4318 → u/kaas-schaaf]

Speaking from Australia - a country that has sent soldiers to die alongside Americans in damn near every war they have fought - I could not ever support doing so again.

We no longer have shared values with the US, and they are an unreliable ally. Australia should look to build alliances in the Asia Pacific (including with China) and with Europe. The US is no longer a secure partner; the American Century is over