Treasury secretary Scott Bessent revealed that Volodyymyr Zensky had previously refused a mineral deal with the US before the fatal Oval Office confrontation with President Trump.
On the Ingraham corner of Fox News, Bessent told host Laura Ingraham that Zensky told him during a meeting in Kiev that he would not sign a mineral deal.
The proposed agreement, now apparently on ice, is said to have exchanged billions of dollars in American aid financing for rare earths and other agents from Ukraine.
Trump's Ukraine also revealed that Zensky separately refused to close the deal with vice president JD Vance and State Secretary Marco Rubio.
“This should be one of the greatest diplomatic accidents of all time by President Zensky,” Bessent said on Friday.
Yesterday, Zensky, Trump and Vance exploded in a heated argument in the Oval Office during what was intended as peace talks about the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Trump and Vance betray the Ukrainian president because they were ungrateful to the United States during the war.
Bessent said to the outlet: “It was supposed to be a great day and this is one of the biggest own goals in diplomatic history.”
“This should be one of the greatest diplomatic accidents of all time by President Zensky,” Finance Minister Scott Bessent told Fox News
Just earlier this week, appropriate denied that he will stay behind after a recent meeting with Zensky and rejected it as 'fake news'
Bessent said: 'It was supposed to be a great day and this is one of the biggest own goals in diplomatic history. Today I was shocked that he would behave like that on camera for the whole world '
“Today I was shocked that he would behave like that on camera for the whole world,” he added.
Senator Eric Schmitt wrote on X: 'Zensky could have signed the deal five days earlier, but wanted to come to the White House. He had been difficult for two weeks. Yet he wanted the meeting of the White House.
'Trump was happy about it, even the day before public and private the day. Although he could have reset the whole thing, Zensky was antagonistic and exaggerated. '
“He had a putt of one foot, but was more interested in the process that should be discussed in public behind closed doors (and have been),” concluded Schmitt.
Shortly after the meeting, Trump placed social and claimed that Zensky was 'not ready for peace'.
“We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today,” he wrote. “Much has been learned that could never be understood without conversation under such a fire and pressure.”
About this week, berrous denied that he will stay behind after a recent meeting with Zensky and rejected it as 'fake news'.
The Financial Times claimed that Bessent was 'visibly confused' after the meeting with 'his hands shake'.
Video of Bessert's comments with Zensky after the meeting showed that he was more and more careful and trembled his voice while spoke with reporters. He also seemed to be sweating while talking about future negotiations with Ukraine
After Trump criticized former President Joe Biden and accused Zensky of activating the war in Ukraine, Zensky complained that Trump lived in a 'web of disinformation'
Zensky was reportedly angry with Trump's financial chief for setting requirements to exchange mineral resources for more security financing and was told that he raised his voice outside the room.
“He was very angry,” the source told the FT.
However, Bessent disputed the claims as '100 percent fake news' spread by the Zenskyy team, according to two sources that spoke with the Dailymail.com.
The sources said that there was tension and disappointment in the room, because they thought it was a 'done deal' with Zensky, but disputed the idea that Bessent remained.
Video of Bessert's comments with Zensky after the meeting showed that he was more and more careful and trembled his voice while spoke with reporters. He also seemed to sweat while talking about future negotiations with Ukraine.
The exchange between Zensky and Bessent kicked a few days of angry statements from the Ukrainian president and Trump who threatened to destroy a goodwill between the two countries.
After Trump criticized former President Joe Biden and accused Zolensky of activating the war in Ukraine, Zensky complained that Trump lived in a 'web of disinformation'.
Trump shot back and described Zensky as a “modest successful comedian” before he became president and “a dictator without elections.”
“Zensky is better off going quickly or he will not have a country left,” Trump warned, but added that the Ukrainian president “probably wants to maintain the” Jus Train. “
Trump shot back and described Zensky as a “modest successful comedian” before he became president and “a dictator without elections”
The deal of the minerals was what Trump saw, the progress to peace could be, officials said the president was ready to sign the deal himself
But after the explosive exchange yesterday, so Zelensky left the White House abruptly, it now remains unclear whether the minerals can be salvaged.
Officials have said that no current phone calls are planned between Trump and Putin, CBS News reported.
The administration believes that Zensky has brought himself into a terrible position, where Trump tells the Ukrainian leader during the live broadcast: 'You are not in a good position. You don't have the cards now … you are gambling with the lives of millions of people. '
Trump also said, “It will be very difficult to do business like this.”
The minerals deal was what Trump saw, the progress to peace could be, officials said the president was ready to sign the deal himself.
There were already a feeling of the deal that fell apart after the Trump government had already insisted on a mineral deal that had been signed at the ministerial level.
Zensky had refused twice before to sign and wanted security guarantees in exchange.
After the disastrous meeting yesterday, Ukrainian officials reached the high officials of the White House in an attempt to get the deal back on track, CBS reported.
The administration believes that Zensky has brought himself into a terrible position, where Trump tells the Ukrainian leader during the live broadcast: 'You are not in a good position. You don't have the cards now … You are gambling with the lives of millions of people '
Zensky, however, rejected the idea that he would not sign a peace agreement with Putin at Fox News. He added that they would 'have negotiations', but repeated Ukraine must have security guarantees
The US said that Trump wanted to form an economic partnership with Ukraine before talking about security guarantees as part of a cease -the Fires, according to officials
Trump's national security adviser Mike Waltz told Zensky that he had made a huge mistake and had a bad service for Ukraine and Americans.
The White House is now unclear whether they can have Russia and Ukraine ended to end the war, officials told the outlet, and said that the Ukrainian leader must explicitly say that he wants a cease -the fires because it is now unclear whether he would sign something with Putin.
Zensky, however, rejected the idea that he would not sign a peace agreement with Putin at Fox News. He added that they 'have negotiations', but repeated Ukraine must have security guarantees.
“We are ready for peace, but we have to be in a strong position,” Zensky added.
The US said that Trump wanted to form an economic partnership with Ukraine before talking about security guarantees as part of a ceasefire -the fires, the officials told CBS.
Zensky has said that he believes that his relationship with Trump is reasonable and wrote on X after their tense Oval Office Meeting: 'Thank you, America, thank you for your support, thanks for this visit. Thank you @potus, the congress and the American people. Ukraine needs fair and permanent peace, and we work exactly for that. '
