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UKRAINE: Zelensky told the Trump administration that the US and Ukraine are equals and that talks won’t resume until Trump treats him as an equal. Zelensky recently recounted with glee how he rebuffed Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to get the rare-earth metals deal signed… pic.twitter.com/YcUPAaYxIy

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UKRAINE: Zelensky told the Trump administration that the US and Ukraine are equals and that talks won’t resume until Trump treats him as an equal. Zelensky recently recounted with glee how he rebuffed Secretary Scott Bessent’s attempt to get the rare-earth metals deal signed ahead of Zelensky’s visit to the White House. “He told me, ‘You need to sign this now,’” Zelensky said. “I told him, ‘Stop tapping your finger and let’s have a serious discussion.’ I think he expected a very different kind of meeting. But I don’t see Ukraine as some second-tier nation. We speak as equals—or we don’t speak at all.”