Trump Reportedly Berated Zelensky in Closed-Door ‘Shouting Match’ — Warned Ukrainian Leader Putin ‘Will Destroy You’

Jennifer Bowers Bahney Oct 19th, 2025, 5:43 pm

Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky were relatively cordial at a luncheon meeting in front of reporters Friday, but the goodwill reportedly devolved into a “shouting match” when the two leaders disappeared behind closed doors.

reported Sunday that Trump warned the Ukrainian president to accept Russia’s terms for ending the war lest Russian leader Vladimir Putin “destroy” Ukraine.

“The meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents descended many times into a ‘shouting match,’ with Trump ‘cursing all the time,’ people familiar with the matter said,” according to the report.

Trump, in addition, reportedly insisted

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