Marc Savy

Zelensky was twice asked in advance to come to the White House suitably dressed. He didn't. He ambushed Trump with a sheaf of hardship photos which was impolite and inappropriate, including to the Press who (as it was a Press Conference) were present and could not see them. Trump politely allowed himself to be shown them but was visibly unimpressed. He lectured everyone including the President with a one-sided historical account - that was as JD Vance said litigating the issues for the cameras - in order to argue publicly against his hosts' desire for a ceasefire. When he entered it was straight into a list of demands. None of the usual courtesies, including in this case thanks. After bearing this most undiplomatic behaviour for 40 minutes, including interruptions, Zelensky responded to the VP's use of the word negotiations with an angry tirade, challenging him directly and calling him JD rather than VP. Then he went into full argumentative mode, interrupting and barracking and sneering, in a shocking display. The President and VP kept emphasising that they were trying to help him but he wasn't having any of it. As they correctly saw, he didn't want a ceasefire and didn't want negotiations: he wanted to drag the US into deeper military commitment so that he could win. He knew that this was not on the table so he was trying to appeal over the head of Trump to the Deep State, the Dems, the Neocons, the liberal Press, and public and international opinion. He was trying both to upstage and to undermine Trump - not to persuade him. He was let off very lightly. When the White House checked the recording for his sotto voce insult delivered to Vance while Vance was speaking they must have wished they had thrown him out earlier. His body language was hostile and sulky, and those present rather than watching on TV were entitled to make judgements from this and respond. The European leaders read this entirely wrong, firing from the hip based on short clips. Most of them don't speak English as a first language so lacked cultural awareness. No such excuse for Starmer. This was a chance to cement his relationship with Trump and instead he betrayed him. A cheap little man.

Europa und Deutschland haben ihren Teil dazu beigetragen, dass sich Selenskyj von diesen beiden Affen so behandeln lassen muss. Ich schäme mich gerade in Grund und Boden...

WATCH: Full Heated Exchange between President Trump, Vice President Vance and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in the Oval Office.

NOW - Zelensky, Trump, and Vance argue in the Oval Office.

You guessed it, it’s 4pm and Parliament is done for the day. Again. This is a zombie government.