{"id":2408296,"date":"2025-03-01T10:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-goes-on-thanking-spree-after-oval-office-scolding\/"},"modified":"2025-03-01T10:45:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T15:45:10","slug":"zelensky-goes-on-thanking-spree-after-oval-office-scolding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zelensky-goes-on-thanking-spree-after-oval-office-scolding\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelensky goes on thanking spree after Oval Office scolding"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fzelensky-goes-on-thanking-spree-after-oval-office-scolding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2408296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ukrainian\u200c President Volodymyr\u2062 Zelensky recently expressed \u2062gratitude online to\u2063 global leaders following a heated meeting with U.S. President Donald \u2062Trump\u2063 and Vice President JD Vance, where tensions escalated into a shouting match. This confrontation resulted in a breakdown of U.S.-Ukraine relations, with Trump canceling a planned minerals deal.Vance criticized Zelensky for \u2064not sufficiently \u2062thanking the U.S.for its support,\u200d which led to criticism from various political figures.<\/p>\n<p>In response, \u200bZelensky publicly acknowledged\u200b support from at least 38 leaders across 26 countries, including nations like Poland,\u200d Canada, and others in the \u2062european Union. Notably,he emphasized his appreciation for \u200dprevious U.S.support while reiterating \u200dhis stance \u2063on the importance of security guarantees.\u200b Despite the strained relations, Zelensky remains interested in signing the minerals\u200c agreement while conveying the necessity for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-santos-screams-profanities-during-confrontation-with-anti-israel-protestor\/\" title=\"George Santos shouts obscenities at protester during confrontation over Israel.\">broader security measures<\/a> for \u2064Ukraine amid ongoing conflict. The situation highlights the delicate balance of international support for\u2062 Ukraine\u2064 and the pressures Zelensky faces in maintaining these alliances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Zelensky goes on thanking spree after Oval Office scolding<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2024577\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Volodymyr Zelensky\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> went on an online thanking spree after dozens of world leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3333737\/trump-zelensky-clash-european-leaders-rally-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">voiced support<\/a> for him in the aftermath of his contentious Oval Office meeting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and Vice President JD Vance.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, relations between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a> and the United States dramatically broke down after a shouting match in the Oval Office, prompting Trump to call off a planned minerals deal and send Zelensky away. During the bilateral meeting, Vance criticized Zelensky for not saying &ldquo;thank you&rdquo; for the continued U.S. support. Afterward, the Ukrainian president expressed his gratitude toward European and Anglosphere politicians who supported him on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3334308\/white-house-report-card-zelensky-tests-maga-and-loses\/\">White House Report Card: Zelensky tests MAGA and loses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3333502\/ice-no-children-arrested-school-education-leaders-trump\/\">ICE has not yet arrested children in school under Trump, education leaders say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3334033\/oscars-aims-politics-free-apolitical-host-conan-obrien\/\">Oscars aims to be politics-free with &#8216;apolitical&#8217; host Conan O&#8217;Brien<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ukraine&rsquo;s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a interview with Bret Baier during a taping of FOX News Channel&rsquo;s Special Report with Bret Baier in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334169\/trump-zelenksy-deal-dead-oval-office-shouting-match\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Trump-Zelenksy deal is &lsquo;dead&rsquo; after Oval Office shouting match\">TRUMP-ZELENSKY DEAL IS &lsquo;DEAD&rsquo; AFTER OVAL OFFICE SHOUTING MATCH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Zelensky thanked at least 38 heads of state, former heads of state, bureaucrats, ministers, and other officials from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">26 countries<\/a>, quoting their statements of support.<\/p>\n<p>After an initial statement of thanks directed at Trump and the U.S. more broadly, Zelensky thanked officials from Poland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Slovakia, Latvia, Norway, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Belgium, Ireland, Austria, Denmark, Romania, Croatia, Luxembourg, France, Portugal, Sweden, Germany, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, and Spain.<\/p>\n<p>Every response read, &ldquo;Thank you for your support.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for your support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z0PsMOXNIT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z0PsMOXNIT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1895787621508661647?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you for your support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YjZKZbYITg\">https:\/\/t.co\/YjZKZbYITg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ &#1042;&#1086;&#1083;&#1086;&#1076;&#1080;&#1084;&#1080;&#1088; &#1047;&#1077;&#1083;&#1077;&#1085;&#1089;&#1100;&#1082;&#1080;&#1081; (@ZelenskyyUa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1895597417535578321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>While most statements were from heads of state, others were from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5th-circuit-court-of-appeals-lets-biden-officials-off-the-hook-for-deposition-in-social-media-censorship-case\/\" title=\"5th Circuit Court of Appeals Lets Biden ... Off the Hook for Deposition in Social Media Censorship Case\">lower-ranking officials<\/a>. In the case of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Slovakia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Slovakia<\/a>, former President Zuzana Caputova&rsquo;s statement of support was at odds with the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">current government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s stance.<\/p>\n<p>Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico released a statement of support for Trump&rsquo;s position on Saturday, announcing that Slovakia &ldquo;will not support Ukraine either financially or militarily to enable it to continue the war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">REGARDING YESTERDAY&rsquo;S TRUMP &ndash; ZELENSKY MEETING <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T9C4aHdXDh\">pic.twitter.com\/T9C4aHdXDh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Fico &#127480;&#127472; (@RobertFicoSVK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobertFicoSVK\/status\/1895817406779703566?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was the only other head of state from the European Union to voice support for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Strong men make peace, weak men make war. Today President <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> stood bravely for peace. Even if it was difficult for many to digest. Thank you, Mr. President!&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strong men make peace, weak men make war.<\/p>\n<p>Today President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> stood bravely for peace. Even if it was difficult for many to digest. Thank you, Mr. President!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Orb&aacute;n Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PM_ViktorOrban\/status\/1895571372891652510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>After roughly 40 minutes of Zelensky, Trump, Vance, and other Trump officials speaking in front of the press, the meeting became heated, with the three taking on a more confrontational tone.<\/p>\n<p>Vance said, &ldquo;Have you said thank you once, in this entire meeting?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Zelensky began answering before the second half of Vance&rsquo;s question, prompting many, and possibly the Ukrainian president himself, to believe the vice president was suggesting that Zelensky had never thanked the U.S. for its support.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reporter Kaitlin Collins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334269\/rubio-zelensky-apologize-fiasco-attack-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"confronted\">confronted<\/a> State Secretary Marco Rubio with a compilation of Zelensky thanking the U.S. for its support during the Biden administration, prompting Rubio to answer that Vance was referring to saying thank you at the Oval Office meeting, specifically.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334269\/rubio-zelensky-apologize-fiasco-attack-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>RUBIO: ZELENSKY SHOULD APOLOGIZE FOR &lsquo;FIASCO,&rsquo; SAYS ATTACKING PUTIN GETS YOU NOWHERE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ZelenskyyUa\/status\/1895793386990551336\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"statement\">statement<\/a> on X, Zelensky reiterated his gratitude for U.S. support, saying that he was ready to sign the minerals agreement, but that he wouldn&rsquo;t change his stance on security guarantees from the U.S. as a precondition to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are ready to sign the minerals agreement, and it will be the first step toward security guarantees. But it&rsquo;s not enough, and we need more than just that. A ceasefire without security guarantees is dangerous for Ukraine. We&rsquo;ve been fighting for 3 years, and Ukrainian people need to know that America is on our side,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2024577\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2024577\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zelensky expresses gratitude online after Oval Office clash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2408297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zelensky-thank-you.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3817,12021,35056,27529,8630],"class_list":["post-2408296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-diplomacy","tag-gratitude","tag-oval-office","tag-scolding","tag-zelensky"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Zelensky-thank-you.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2408296"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2408300,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2408296\/revisions\/2408300"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2408297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2408296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2408296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2408296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}