Zelensky on White House row with Trump: I was defending Ukraine's dignity
Date: 2025-03-25 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: POLICY
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was defending Ukraine's honor when he argued with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance during a meeting in the Oval Office last month.
"Why did Ukrainians defend themselves at the beginning of this war? It was because of dignity. We don't consider ourselves some kind of superpower... When it comes to our sense of dignity, freedom, democracy, our people rise up and unite... In that conversation, I was defending Ukraine's dignity," Zelensky said in an interview with Time magazine.
The president stressed that Ukrainians are "very emotional when it comes to their dignity, freedom, and democracy."
