If the presence of the Prime Minister and his fellow European leaders at the White House on Monday was intended to stop President Donald Trump from enacting another Oval Office mugging of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, it appeared to work.

As Zelensky walked into the Oval Office for the first time since Trump and Vice President JD Vance orchestrated his made-for-TV ambush in February, questions abounded about what kind of reception he would receive.

In the event, Trump was on his best behaviour . He still put the Ukrainian leader through a 28-minute impromptu press conference, leaving Kyiv’s delegation waiting patiently for a chance to actually begin closed-door conversations that are vitally important to the future of their country. But at least this time round, it did no

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