A tense meeting Between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelensky is shining the spotlight from promoting freedom to “divergence” of European countries and reaching peace in Eastern Europe, National Intelligence Director Tarsi Gabbard told Fox News Sunday.
“I think he's the one who criticizes me [Trump’s] Efforts in this way show that they are not committed to peace, and that in many of those European countries, despite what they are talking about this, they are not committed to the cause and value of freedom.” A tense meeting With Zelensky.
“In Vice President Vance's speech in Munich, we have revealed various examples of these European partners and long-standing allies actually implementing anti-Fridom policies, implementing policies that often do not really believe in the voices that actually hear people's voices. We are seeing this in the UK. We are seeing this in Germany. We are thrown out of elections in Romania and we see it,” she continued.
Zelensky traveled to the UK over the weekend, culminating in Trump following his meeting with Vance, telling Ukrainian leaders to leave the White House while adding social media Please post that Zelensky “When he is ready for peace” you can come back for another meeting.
On Saturday, Zelensky met with British Prime Minister Kiel Starmer. Kiel Starmer saw him hugging him and told local media on Sunday he took the reins about creating a peace plan that would be presented to Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, Britain and French Presidents, and ultimately the United States.
European leaders meet in London on Sunday for further discussion on the peace plan.
In her interview, Gabbard argued that “there is something fundamentally deep here, showing significant differences and differences between the values of the United States, national security and European countries.”
“There is something fundamentally deep here that shows the great difference and difference between the values that President Trump and Vice President Vance are enshrined in our constitution, the interests of the American people in our peace, freedom and national security. The value of freedom,” she said.
When Gabbard asked whether he would identify Russia as a country that celebrates freedom like the United States, Bream followed up when he asked if he had denied it and added, “That's not what we're talking about here.”
“I don't make that claim. It's clear that it's not, and it's clear that President Trump isn't. But that's not what we're talking about here. We're talking about Zelensky himself with many of these European countries. We're claiming we're standing and fighting for freedom and democracy. It's the exact opposite of actually seeing what's happening in these countries and what's actually going on with the Zelensky government in Ukraine.”
“There are election cancellations in Ukraine. You have political parties silenced, criminalised, or thrown into prisons. You have religious freedom, the churches are closed, political opposition is silent, and you have full government control of the media.”
“That really asks for a question,” she continued. “It's clear that, as Vice President Vance said again in Munich, they are against Putin. It's clear, that's clear. But is it consistent with what they are actually fighting for and the values they claim to be in agreement with us? The values of President Trump and Vance Vance are the values of freedom, peace and true security.”
Zelensky's White House visit included Vance on Friday asking about his gratitude to Ukrainian leaders for years of US aid, and Vance tells Zelensky that Ukraine will either make a deal with Ukraine and the US or fight the war on its own.
“You're going to make a deal or we're going out. And if we're going out, you'll fight it. I don't think it'll be clean, but you'll fight it. But you don't have a card. But when we sign that deal, you're in a much better position. But you're not grateful at all. And that's not a good thing. I'll be honest. That's not a good thing,” Trump said Friday.
As part of the peace deal, the Trump administration has been working to inked an agreement with Ukraine to allow the United States to access Ukraine's minerals in exchange for the assistance the United States has provided since the outbreak of war in 2022.
Zelensky joined Fox News' Bret Baier for an exclusive interview on Friday evening.
However, the Ukrainian president did not offer an apology, but said he respected Trump and the United States.
“I am very grateful to the Americans for all your support. You did a lot. I appreciate President Trump and Congress for their bipartisan support,” he replied when asked about his apology. “You helped us from the start. During three years of full-scale invasion, you helped us survive.”
“No, I respect the President and I respect the people of America. I think we have to be very open and very honest. I don't know if we've done anything wrong,” he asked again if he believes he's owed an apology again.
