U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on February 28, 2025.
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U.S. President Donald Trump (C) and Vice President JD Vance, together with Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky within the Oval Workplace on the White Home on February 28, 2025.
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It has been a bit of greater than per week since Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace.
Vice President JD Vance was within the assembly too. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the nation’s prime diplomat, sat on an Oval Workplace sofa, largely silent, as Trump and Vance berated the Ukrainian chief.
Alongside the way in which, the president and vp made it clear simply how a lot of the established international order they’re able to upend. An order that for many of his profession, Rubio has defended, and labored to assist maintain up.
So what modified …and what do these adjustments imply?
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