The Guardian reported on the tension during the talks between Zelensky and Trump

At a meeting with US President Donald Trump on August 18, a tense situation occurred when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke about Ukraine's priorities for resolving the conflict with Russia. This was reported on August 19 by The Guardian newspaper.

"The situation became tense when Zelensky began to elaborate on Ukraine's priorities in ending the conflict," the publication said.

As the newspaper noted, Trump tried to interrupt Zelensky. According to the newspaper, the US president was not interested in Ukraine's position to resolve the conflict.

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On August 19, White House press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced that Trump intends to achieve a settlement of the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible. According to her, the United States is discussing with Russia and Ukraine the place where the meeting between Putin and Zelensky will take place.

On August 18, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and Trump met at the White House. The closed-door talks lasted about 30 minutes. After that, the American and Ukrainian presidents talked with the leaders of the European Union countries.

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