Here's what happened inside the White House after the Oval Office shouting match:
Trump huddled with his key advisers immediately afterward inside the Oval.
According to a White House official, Trump consulted Vance, Rubio, Bessent, etc. That was when Trump decided that Zelensky was "not in a place to negotiate." He directed Secretary Rubio and his national security adviser Mike Waltz to deliver the message: it was time for Zelensky to leave.
The Ukrainians were holding nearby in a separate room. (That's standard for foreign leader visits.) Typically they reconvene for lunch. But the Ukrainians would not be dining at the White House. As the prepared food sat nearby on carts in a hallway, the Ukrainians were instructed to leave.
The White House official said the Ukrainians wanted to continue the talks. But they were told no.
Zelensky left shortly thereafter.
Thank you America, thank you for your support, thank you for this visit. Thank you @POTUS, Congress, and the American people.
Ukraine needs just and lasting peace, and we are working exactly for that.
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All schools and Early Childhood Centres, and SL33 and SL66 will be closed on Friday 24 January.
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ICYMI: Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West - and will likely lose - if the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin. If we lean in and surge, Russia loses. (🧵1/5)
@cathyjamieson@KilmarnockFC Great to see the East stand so full. I can't understand why there were hundreds of empty seats in the Frank Beatie Stand though, I thought we had sold out?
@ardeerjoe@teddywatson123@pieandbov Nope, around 2/3 of the population. Lots of other factors to consider in relation to average attendances mind you, that's only one.
@ardeerjoe@teddywatson123@pieandbov No, it's not. The last time I checked, it was bigger than Motherwell. There is also only a tiny difference in population between Kilmarnock and Perth as well.