Special representative of US President Donald Trump Steve Vitkoff said that the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky “apologized” in a letter that he sent to Trump.
Speaking on the American television channel Fox News, the special representative of Trump, he expressed hope for success before the Ukrainian-Ukrainian negotiations in Saudi Arabia.
Vitcoff in particular said: “Zelensky sent a letter to the president and apologized for that incident in the oval office. I think this is an important step, and many meetings were held on this issue between our teams, Ukrainians and Europeans.”
In his speech to Congress last Tuesday, US President Trump said that Zelensky sent him a letter in which he reported his readiness to sign an agreement on rare earth minerals with the United States.
Trump did not use the word “apology” in his speech. He said that he was satisfied with the letter and believes that they will soon sign an agreement with Ukraine.
– What happened after the debate of Trump and Zelensky?
US President Donald Trump and President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky argued before the cameras at a meeting in an oval office on Friday, February 28. Later, the announced joint press conference was canceled, Zelensky left the White House alone, and the agreement on rare-earth elements was never signed.
Trump claimed that Zelensky “does not respect the American people”, and Zelensky said that he did nothing bad to apologize.
Speaking in Congress in the evening last Tuesday, Trump said that Zelensky sent him a letter according to which Ukraine was ready to sign an agreement on rare -earth elements and start peace negotiations.
On the other hand, the director of the US Central Intelligence Directorate (CIA) John Ratcliffe confirmed that after a conversation in the oval office between Trump and Zelensky, they temporarily stopped reconnaissance support and military deliveries to this country, emphasizing that this is a temporary measure.