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/FingFrenchy]

Just watched the video. For those of us still left with some semblance of sanity, this will go down as potentially one of the most embarrassing moments in US history. Fucking hell.

Edit: Most embarrassing moment... so far.

[u/BMW_wulfi → u/FingFrenchy]

The depressing part is who knows how long it will take for that to become a view shared by the majority.

[u/lasers42 → u/FingFrenchy]

02/28/25 a day will will live in infamy. Shame on Donald Trump

[u/Darthrevan4ever → u/lasers42]

And his dumbass voters

[u/Appropriate_World265 → u/FingFrenchy]

THE most embarrassing moment in world history.