This is a very bad signal – taking Russia’s opinion into account regarding the contingent. The contingent must be stationed on Ukrainian soil,” Zelenskyy wrote. “This is a security guarantee for Ukraine and a security guarantee for Europe.

A White House meeting that was intended to kick off negotiations on a deal over Ukraine’s rare earth minerals devolved Friday into a remarkable confrontation, with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance chastising Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and telling him he wasn’t grateful enough to the United States.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Kyiv's partners to disregard Russia's opinion on the deployment of a foreign contingent in Ukraine to guarantee a peace deal. Source: Zelenskyy during an online meeting of leaders on support for Ukraine Quote: "And this is a very bad signal – taking Russians’ opinion into account regarding the contingent.