Zelensky explained emotions during meeting at White House

The head of state expressed this opinion in an interview with Time, Ukrinform reports.

“In this dialogue, I defended the honor of Ukraine,” Zelensky noted.

He recalled that it was precisely out of a sense of self-worth that Ukrainians began to resist from the very beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“Why did Ukrainians start defending themselves at the beginning of this war? Because of their sense of self-worth. We do not consider ourselves some kind of superpower,” the president emphasized.

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The president added that Ukrainians “are very emotional, and when it comes to our sense of dignity, freedom, democracy, our soul rises and unites.”

The magazine notes that Ukrainians expected to see confirmation in the Oval Office at the end of February that the United States remains their ally.

“But at that moment, there was a feeling that we were not allies and were not taking the position of an ally,” Zelensky concluded.

As reported by Ukrinform, the meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump on February 28 ended early after the conversation between Zelensky, Trump and Vance at the White House turned into a heated argument.

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Later in March, US President Donald Trump said he had again invited his Ukrainian counterpart to meet at the White House.