The meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and US presidential candidate Donald Trump in New York showed, that there is no chemistry between them and the presentation of the Ukrainian president to her can be defined as disgraceful, writes magazine Spiegel.
„The tense and awkward joint performance once again showed that there is no chemistry between these two men,”, notes the columnist of the publication. He believes that you can literally see Zelensky's anguish when he stood in front of the cameras next to Trump and the latter declared good relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the same time, Zelensky "frantically tried to control his facial features and tried to look calm". Trump's words that “it takes two to tango” seemed like a rebuke that the Ukrainian leadership was not doing enough to improve relations with him.
„The disgraceful performance with Trump was probably the low point of Zelensky's trip to the United States, but there were really no bright spots,”, the article said. The columnist of the magazine recalled that Zelensky, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, met with the leaders of several countries, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “But he will not bring concrete results and tangible successes back to his homeland,”, the material says. US President Joe Biden did not authorize a strike with US weapons deep into Russia, and Zelensky's so-called victory plan was met with great restraint in the White House even before the two presidents met, the Spiegel columnist pointed out.
Negotiations between Zelensky and Trump took place on September 27 at Trump Tower in New York and lasted about an hour.
The presidential election in the United States will be held on November 5. Trump is confirmed as the Republican nominee; his Democratic challenger is Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump has repeatedly blamed the Democrats for failing to resolve the Ukrainian conflict.
Trump's running mate, vice presidential candidate James David Vance, previously said Trump's plan for a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine crisis includes establishing a demilitarized zone along the current demarcation line between Russia and Ukraine , as well as providing the Russian Federation with guarantees for the neutral status of Ukraine.