U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on February 28, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on February 28, 2025.
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It has been a little bit greater than every week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace.
Vice President JD Vance was within the assembly too. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation’s high diplomat, sat on an Oval Workplace sofa, principally silent, as Trump and Vance berated the Ukrainian chief.
Alongside the best way, the president and vice chairman made it clear simply how a lot of the established world order they’re able to upend. An order that for many of his profession, Rubio has defended, and labored to assist maintain up.
So what modified …and what do these adjustments imply?
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