Trump Bashes 'Worst message That Could Have Been Made By Zelensky' – Mulls Canceling Military Aid

Update(1212ET): President Trump moments ago reacted fiercely to fresh statements of Ukrainian President Zelensky, who said that he sees the end of the war with Russia as being „very, very far away.” Zelensky had even added that he expects to keep receiving American support despite last Friday’s blow-up at the White House, wherein VP Vance charged that he is ungrateful.

„I think our relationship (with the U.S.) will continue, because it’s more than an occasional relationship,” Zelensky said late Sunday. „I believe that Ukraine has a strong enough partnership with the United States of America” to keep aid flowing. These were some of the remarks featured in the Associated Press article highlighted in a Truth Social post by Trump on Monday.

Trump warned in response, „This is the worst statement that could have been made by Zelensky, and America will not put with it for much longer.” He added in reference to Zelensky that „this guy doesn’t want there to be Peace as long as he has America’s backing…”.

This comes amid various unconfirmed reports that Trump will discuss halting military aid to Ukraine in a meeting with key advisors on Monday. Given Trump’s lashing out at Zelensky this morning, this certainly does look accurate.

Here’s also what the NY Times reported Friday:

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine entered the White House for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday knowing that the flow of weapons and military hardware from the United States to his country had essentially stopped.

By the time he left, after a televised argument between the two leaders, the situation appeared even more dire.

As the two men met, it had been 50 days since the Pentagon had announced a new package of weapons to Ukraine and the new administration had said little about providing any more.

A Trump administration official said later on Friday that all U.S. aid to Ukraine — including the final shipments of ammunition and equipment authorized and paid for during the Biden administration — could be canceled imminently.

This scenario is clearly getting closer and closer, especially given Zelensky’s continued open defiance, issuing statements critical of the White House while appearing 'tough’ for the European cameras.

Meanwhile…

INTEL: Trump is meeting with his aides today to discuss canceling U.S. military aid to Ukraine.

Odds he cuts all military aid have shot up to 25%. pic.twitter.com/Bil1WYNDOU

— Polymarket (@Polymarket) March 3, 2025

Trump’s Director of National Intelligence is also piling on in a fresh interview, highlighting the anti-democratic nature of the Zelensky regime…

Trump’s Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard:

Elections are canceled in Ukraine. Churches are being shut down. Political opposition is silenced and there is total government control of the media. pic.twitter.com/ALKqZon6lO

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 3, 2025

And more recent fightin words from Zelensky:

Reporter: Senator Graham said that perhaps you should consider resigning.

Zelensky: I can give him the citizenship of Ukraine. He will become a citizen of our country, and then his voice will gain weight. pic.twitter.com/7efBH0nazm

— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 3, 2025

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has remained defiant in the wake of Friday’s explosive confrontation with President Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. He said from London Sunday that he will not apologize that that his country’s freedom is „not for sale”.

He acknowledged that the public spat „didn’t bring anything positive or additional to us as partner” – however he also said „This relationship will continue because this is more than a relationship in one moment.”

Zelensky in London, AFP

„If you don’t have an end to the war and you don’t have security guarantees, no one is able to control a ceasefire,” he told reporters while preparing to leave the UK, following a meeting with European leaders to agree on continued support for Ukraine.

Financial Times has underscored that Zelensky is not only rejecting calls from the US to apologize to Trump and Vance, but he’s now openly pushing back against ceasefire. The Ukrainian leader…

rejected calls for Ukraine to agree an immediate ceasefire in its war with Russia, saying it would be “failure for everyone” if a cessation of hostilities were not accompanied by detailed security guarantees.

„If you don’t have an end to the war and you don’t have security guarantees, no one is able to control a ceasefire,” Zelensky stressed in these latest remarks.

He still proclaimed that he remains „ready” to sign a US-Ukraine minerals deal, confirming that his aides are now speaking to Trump’s team about ways to move forward on it.

Zelensky says he is prepared to sign a mineral rights deal with the US and thinks the relationship with Washington can be salvaged. —NBC

But the mood from the White House appears to be one of willingness to cut Zelensky off altogether. There are reports that President Trump is mulling cutting off all continuing defense aid to Ukraine.

Administration officials have sought to clarify that this was no ambush which played out before media cameras on Friday, but that Zelensky was rude and confrontational the whole time, and never satisfied with what the US was providing to Ukraine.

National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told the Sunday news shows that President Trump „was frustrated and angry because it’s unclear if Zelensky truly wants to stop the fighting. The President and VP said enough is enough.”

Walz added: „This [lecturing] was the wrong approach, wrong time, and the wrong president to try to do this kind of a thing. This is not Joe Biden. The entire world saw that, crystal clear.”

Waltz tells what happened after the fight in the Oval Office – the Ukrainian team was in tears, but Zelensky stayed argumentative

Q: After the press left, you and Rubio told Zelensky he should leave the White House?

Waltz: We had a meeting, and advised the president that after… pic.twitter.com/JoN2zEGP8G

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) March 2, 2025

And this segment from Walz’s account in a Fox News interview is hugely revealing:

Q: How did Zelensky react after press left? Was he surprised?

Waltz: No. His team was. His ambassador, and adviser were practically in tears, wanting this to move forward. But Zelensky was still argumentative. I said “Mr. President, time is not on your side here, on the battlefield, and in terms of the world situation. And most importantly, USAID, and the taxpayers’ tolerance, is not unlimited”.

Waltz: I think Zelensky is used to hearing that “as long as it takes” and blank check from Biden.

He has not gotten the memo that this is a new sheriff in town. This is a new president, and we are determined to take a new approach towards peace.

European leaders are meanwhile trying to absorb the blowback and fallout, now talking about an alternative peace plan backed by „boots on the ground and planes in the air„. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is leading the way on plans for a 'stabilization force’ to back a Ukraine ceasefire, likely involving France – and which the Europeans hope Trump can sign on to. But the Kremlin is likely to immediately reject it, given the Western 'boots on the ground’ aspect to the plan.

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