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Add to that the angry early Monday morning Truth Social posts by Trump – in which he claimed Zelensky could “end the war with Russia almost immediately, if he wants to, or he can continue to fight” – followed soon after by another post blasting the so-called “fake media’s” coverage of his Ukraine peace efforts, and it seemed the American leader was in an ominously sour mood in the hours before the meeting.
But when Trump emerged from the White House and greeted Zelensky with a broad smile and a hearty handshake, the dark cloud of dread suddenly vanished. In the rather chaotic encounter with journalists in the Oval Office, both Trump and Zelensky avoided stepping on any rhetorical land mines. All was good.
It speaks volumes that with this US administration the optics of such events are the focus of so much attention.
As far as substance goes, however, there are still more questions than answers.