It could not have gone worse. Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to the White House on Friday (Saturday AEDT) was supposedly a chance to salvage his relationship with Donald Trump after a stormy few weeks. Instead, it has been damaged beyond repair.
What was billed as an occasion to sign a deal on mineral extraction, cementing US interest in Ukraine’s economy for decades to come, descended into an angry argument that seemed to expose years of tension and distrust between the two leaders.
