US expects apology from Ukraine

According to TASS news agency, on March 2, Bloomberg reported that according to its own sources, to restore relations with the US, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should make a public apology for what happened during negotiations with President Donald Trump at the White House.

Bloomberg's sources note that the Trump administration has made this clear.

Earlier, Bloomberg reported that British officials had failed to persuade the US government to return to discussions with Ukraine on the mineral deal, which fell through after a heated argument at the White House between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. According to the agency's sources, Washington rejected London's request, stating that US leaders needed time to calm down.

Previously, in an interview after meeting with the Ukrainian leader, President Trump said that the dialogue with Mr. Zelensky could be resumed if the Ukrainian leader stopped criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and made clear his desire for a peaceful solution.

On the Ukrainian side, President Zelensky still does not understand what he did wrong in the meeting with President Trump and said that he will not apologize to the US leader.

US Senator Ted Cruz said in a podcast on social network X that Mr. Zelensky just needed to negotiate with US President Donald Trump on a peace agreement that would benefit Ukraine, but he decided to start a quarrel.

“Mr. Zelensky walked into the Oval Office and decided that he could take on Mr. Trump. He thought he could humiliate Mr. Trump. It’s no exaggeration to say that this will go down in history as the worst meeting in the White House,” said Senator Cruz.

The US congressman also agreed with the idea that every action of Mr. Zelensky was pre-planned.

"He had only one goal: to come and ask President Trump to sign a good peace for Ukraine. That was his entire mission. But Mr. Zelensky thought his decision was smarter than others," the US senator commented.