The Two Sides of Zelenskyy v. Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was "told to leave" by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Vice President JD Vance after an explosive meeting with President Trump, without signing the much-anticipated deal between the two countries that was supposed to result in a ceasefire with Russia, NPR's All Things Considered reports. Details are a bit murky, but Trump apparently wanted Ukraine to turn over half its proceeds from rare metals mining in the eastern part of the country -- yes, including regions that already have been captured by Russian (maybe including help from North Korean) forces in exchange for some form of security for Ukraine. Or not. There was little evidence that the art of this deal included much for Ukraine.