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I talked to Zelenskiy this morning -- don't take the bait. President Trump was in a very good mood last night,
I don't see why an invitation would make sense,
one White House official told Reuters on Wednesday, when the Ukrainian president appeared to waver on signing the deal I don't know if we can ever do business with Zelenskiy again,
I respect president Trump and the American people, but we have to be very honest and direct to understand each other,
What they are saying ... Zelensky said when asked during the interview whether he regrets the exchange with Trump and Vance But I can't change Ukrainian attitude towards Russia. They are killers for us. It doesn't mean we don't want peace. But we want (the U.S.) to recognize reality,
It's about just and lasting peace, we have to be very strong at the table of negotiations,
This is going to be great television, I will say that
Trump remarked at the end We have a tough situation, to understand it is to be in Ukraine,
I'm not sure we did something bad
Zelensky, speaking to Fox News, was asked point blank by Bret Baier Thank you so much, Mr. President, thank you for the invitation
Zelensky's first words had been But I respect my soldiers and our people, our civilians who work and support our warriors
Nobody wants to finish more than we because we are in this war, in this battle for freedom for our lives,
I want President Trump to be more on our side,
Without the arms supplied by the United States we will not win this war and I do not know what's going to happen,
said Andriy, a 59-year-old university lecturer It is not Ukraine that is gambling with World War Three - more likely we are being used in this game as a bargaining chip,
said Oksana, a business consultant President Zelenskiy has the bravery and strength to stand up for what is right,
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, who was at the meeting with Trump, wrote on social media The agreement and the participation of the U.S. in the mineral deal would have stabilised relations. Now it is very scary,
said Petro, a 20-year-old student Trump finally understood that Zelenskiy is a president that will not just give up,
said Mila, an HR manager who did not give a second name, speaking on a chilly night in central Kyiv I'm thankful to President Trump and to congress's bipartisan support...We are strategic partners, and even in such tough dialogue...I think that we have to be on the same side...to stop Putin."
Do you think you owe an apology to President Trump?"
Baier first asked Zelensky