From the Daily Mail: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wants Donald Trump to be ‘more on our side’ refused to apologize in his first major interview since his disaster brawl and public meltdown with Trump and JD Vance.
The tense war of words that played out inside the Oval Office Friday went off the rails after Trump took offense of how Zelensky treated his vice president JD Vance in front of the cameras.
Zelensky, speaking to Fox News, was asked point blank by Bret Baier if he owed Trump an apology and twice filibustered before refusing and instead attempting to be gracious and added ‘I’m not sure we did something bad.’
‘We’re thankful to Americans for all your support, you did a lot, I’m thankful to President Trump and Congress’ bipartisan support. You helped us a lot from the very beginning, you helped us to survive. We are strategic partners.’
Baier gave Zelenskyy another chance, prodding him about an apology to Trump. Again, he refused dodged, and tried to justify his own actions.
“We have to be honest and we have to be direct with each other. Nobody wants to finish more than we because we are in this war, in this battle for freedom for our lives,” Zelenskyy claimed.
Baier noted that President Trump has stated he is in the middle of the situation, but Zelenskyy argued that point, implying that Trump was not supporting Ukraine enough.
“I want President Trump to be more on our side,” he said.
Watching Zelenskyy tell Brett Baier he does NOT owe President Trump an apology, my jaw dropped
He has not learned. He is NOT an equal with the United States of America & he does not understand that
Bold prediction but he will probably be killed upon returning home to Ukraine pic.twitter.com/0A9UeYZxm0
— Kylie Jane Kremer (@KylieJaneKremer) February 28, 2025
At the end of the interview, Zelenskyy said he believes his relationship with President Trump can be salvaged, and said, “we are sorry for this.” However, he did not specifically say he was sorry for disrespecting Trump.
Zelenskyy finally coughed up an apology on Baier’s show, admitting things can be salvaged with Trump after that Oval Office disaster. Took him long enough—saying “we are thankful and sorry” is a start, but it doesn’t erase the mess he made. He picked a fight with Vance, tanked a… pic.twitter.com/r9g2cRWGtF
— Torsten Prochnow (@TorstenProchnow) February 28, 2025
The full interview is premiering in the video below:
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