Quotes
You’re not acting at all thankful. And that’s not a nice thing,
said Trump, as though the cost of tens of thousands of Ukrainian lives was not somehow a sign of appreciation Dignity is also a value. If Russia cannot destroy it, why does the US think it can?”
As one Ukrainian civilian summarized it last night You’re GAMBLING WITH WORLD WAR THREE AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS VERY DISRESPECTFUL TO THE COUNTRY, THIS COUNTRY,
I think it is good for the American people to see what is going on, that is why I kept it going so long,
Trump said, in possibly the most telling remark of the whole exchange We tried the pathway of Joe Biden, of thumping our chest and pretending the POTUS’ words counted more than POTUS’ actions,
Have the biggest gas storage in Europe. The biggest,
he added, raising the prospect of a market for American liquefied natural gas The kind of diplomacy that will stop the destruction of your country,
Vance snapped back, raising his voice I think we have the best drone production in the world,
he said, trailing the prospect of Ukraine offering the US weapons as part of the thank you for support I think once we sign the agreement for 95 per cent of it. It is not going back to fighting,
We haven’t committed. We will have security in a different form. We haven’t determined that yet,
Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're trying to solve a problem. Don't tell us what we're going to feel… because you're in no position to dictate that. Remember this, you're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel. We're going to feel good. We're gonna feel very good and very strong.”
I said it a lot of times to the American people.”
I’m talking about the kind of diplomacy that’s going to end the destruction of your country… Mr. President, with respect, I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media. Right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. You should be thanking the president for trying to bring it into this conflict.”
I know… We are staying strong in our country. From the very beginning of the war, we‘ve been alone, and we are thankful. I said thanks in this cabinet.”
You will feel the influence. I’m telling you now you will feel the influence.”
[There ... There are] a lot of questions. Let's start from the beginning. First of all, during the war, everybody has problems, even you, but you have a nice ocean [in between], and don't feel it now, but you will feel it in the future. God bless you.”
I’m not playing cards right now, I’m very serious Mr President. I am a wartime president.”
Have you ever been to Ukraine that you [can] say what problems we have? You should come once.”
Maybe less… It‘s going to be a very hard thing to do business like this, I tell you.”
I’m just crying because of what I hear,
one Ukrainian lawmaker said of the meeting, echoing the reactions of others on the continent
