Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky torpedoed a crucial mineral deal with the United States—before he even set foot in the White House to meet with President Trump.
And now, thanks to Democrat Senator Chris Murphy, we have confirmation that Zelensky had already decided to sabotage the agreement after cozying up with anti-Trump lawmakers.
On Friday, Zelensky first met with a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators at the Hay Adams Hotel—mere steps away from the White House—where he was showered with praise from deep-state warmongers.
This elite gathering included usual suspects like:
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- Chris Murphy (D-CT)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Additionally, RINOs Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Charles Grassley (R-IA) were present at this closed-door gathering.
The goal? To ensure that Zelensky remained the poster boy for the endless Ukraine war at the expense of the American taxpayer.
Murphy himself admitted it. In a social media post, he gleefully declared that Zelensky was never going to accept President Trump’s mineral deal—an agreement Secretary of State Marco Rubio had already confirmed was a done deal.
“Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and there are no security arrangements for Ukraine,” Murphy wrote at 11:15 a.m. on Friday.
Just finished a meeting with President Zelensky here in Washington. He confirmed that the Ukrainian people will not support a fake peace agreement where Putin gets everything he wants and there are no security arrangements for Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/eaCePJ4UZr
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 28, 2025
And so, less than an hour after meeting with the anti-Trump cabal, Zelensky walked into the White House not as a diplomat, but as an antagonist. In an embarrassing and petulant display, Zelensky:
- Disrespected President Trump and his Cabinet
- Spoke over both Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance
- Addressed VP Vance by his first name instead of his title
- Argued belligerently with the President
- Showed complete disregard for American interests
The reality is now clear: Zelensky never intended to engage in honest negotiations. He came to Washington not to secure peace but to prolong the war—a war that has devastated his own country while lining the pockets of defense contractors and corrupt politicians.
His refusal to honor the mineral deal is proof that he is beholden to the globalist elites who want perpetual conflict, not resolution.
President Trump and Vice President Vance saw through the charade and refused to let Zelensky manipulate the American people.
This was a defining moment that exposed the Ukrainian leader for what he truly is—a political opportunist who answers to the radical left and their agenda to undermine Trump at every turn.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed in an exclusive interview with Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle that this is the third time Zelensky has refused to sign a mineral agreement.
He recounted how Zelensky initially refused to sign the deal during a direct meeting with him in Kyiv. Subsequently, Zelensky dodged similar negotiations with Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
This was echoed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during his interview with far-left CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins.
According to Rubio, this meeting could have been avoided had Zelenskyy signed it already rather than insisting on coming to D.C.
Marc Rubio: They insisted on coming to D.C. This agreement could have been signed five days ago, but they insisted on coming to Washington. And there was a very, and should have been a very clear understanding: don’t come here and create such a scenario where you’re going to start lecturing us about how diplomacy isn’t going to work.
President Zelenskyy took it in that direction, and it ended in a predictable outcome as a result. It’s unfortunate. That wasn’t supposed to be this way, but that’s the path he chose, and I think, frankly, it sends this country backwards in regards to achieving peace, which is what President Trump wants.
At the end of the day, he wants this war to end. He’s been as consistent as anyone can be about what his objective is here.
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