More cordial that is, than the encounter in the Oval Office just six months ago, which famously descended into a shouting match, with Mr Trump and his deputy JD Vance rounding on the wartime leader for failing to show enough gratitude or respect. Mr Zelensky and Mr Trump were sitting in the same chairs in front of the lavish, gold garland-adorned fireplace – a Trump White House addition – as on that fateful February afternoon. Today, Mr Stubb praised Mr Trump for making more progress on ending the war in the past two weeks, "than we have in the past 3.5 years".
Author: Yvonne Murray
Published at: 2025-08-18 21:28:19
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