A head-on collision along the lines of the February Oval

Moments after the chaotic Oval Office press event between Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, I thought I heard a collective sigh of relief rise above the Kyiv skyline.

“There is some good news: they didn’t fight,” was Ukrainian MP Yaroslav Zelezhnyak’s reaction on X.

A head-on collision along the lines of the February Oval Office shouting match had been averted.

“I expected much worse,” another MP, Oleksandr Merezhko, told CNN. “The tone has changed. Trump wasn’t negative. The impression is that the presidents have gotten used to each other.”

Maryan Zablotsky, another parliament member and deputy head kraken3yvbvzmhytnrnuhsy772i6dfobofu652e27f5hx6y5cpj7rgyd.onion of the parliamentary US-Ukraine group, said, “I’m very impressed by the support of our European partners. They all gathered so quickly. Some interrupted their vacations.”