The Papers: The Fight House and Meltdown in Oval Office
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The meeting between Donald Trump, JD Vance and President Zelensky at the White House on Friday is reported to have "started out smoothly".
But the Daily Telegraph reports "the mood in the room soured" when Zelensky called for US security guarantees that went beyond what was in the draft minerals deal. The paper says Trump "took umbrage at the live negotiating style".
The Daily Express and the Daily Mirror say the row has left hopes of a Ukraine peace deal "in tatters". The Mirror accuses Trump of making "petty points" and launching into a "childish rant".
The Times reports that "none of this had been expected" after French President Emmanuel Macron and Sir Keir Starmer had gone to the White House "as the groundwork was laid" for a deal.
The Guardian notes that as Zelensky arrived at the White House, Trump sought to "physically dominate" him. He told reporters that Zelensky was "all dressed up" in his black turtleneck.
The Daily Mail says he "came under attack" for his attire - with one reporter calling his combat clothes "disrespectful" to the Oval Office. According to the Mail, a US official predicted there would be problems. "I know thats his thing" theyre quoted as saying, "but this moment is different".
FT Weekend describes the meeting as one that "could not have gone worse". The paper says you can "picture Vladimir Putin watching in the Kremlin, rubbing his hands in glee".
The Daily Mails headline calls the row "a spectacle to horrify the world" - noting the global audience "doubtless" included President Putin.
In its editorial, the Times says Russias leader "must have thought all his Christmases had come at once" as he watched the relationship between the US and Ukraine "implode on live television".
The Daily Telegraph leads condemnation of Trump and Vance - describing the pair as "indisputably in the wrong, factually geopolitically and morally".
The Daily Mirrors editorial column says the Americans attempts to "bully" President Zelensky "shames America". But the letter from the editor in the Weekend i suggests Ukraines president showed "too little diplomacy when it might have benefitted his people". The article points out "realpolitik will prevail".
"What now?" is the question posed by the Times. The paper says diplomats will be "scrambling" to save the deal for Ukraines rare earth minerals.
Writing in the Daily Mail, the historian David Bishop says the "omens suggest disaster for Ukraine" - adding that the potential loss of US military support would mean Kyiv could only "stagger on for a few months".
The Guardian uses its leader column to say that tomorrows summit of European leaders in London is now "more crucial than ever" saying any plan agreed "will be critical to Ukraines future and to the continents".
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