Ukraine was watching developments in Washington on Friday in real time. In every corner of the country – in offices and trenches, cafes and factories – the Ukrainians watched US President Donald Trump and Vice President Jay Di Vanz attacking Volodimir Zelenski, accusing him of “ignorance”.

At the forefront of the front, amid fighters, artillery fires and explosions, those who could, expressed through the messaging applications their dissatisfaction with the deliberate humiliation of their presidentaccording to the Economist.

Antriy, an officer in a secret unit that had access to social media, says respect for Ukrainian soldiers for Mr Zelenski has increased. “I don’t remember when the last time someone said, it’s over, it’s time to pick them up. On the contrary, everyone says that Sanich [ένα παρατσούκλι του κ. Ζελένσκι] He did well. “

However, the devastating meeting with the US president at the Oval Office has triggered fears that America can now limit its support To Ukraine, and has raised questions about whether Europe could fill the gap.

At the same time, between the Ukrainian embarrassed elite are intensifying discussions about the If Mr. Zelenski is still the right person to lead the country. According to former diplomat, “Zelenski’s death is now inevitable… Because they are inappropriately stubborn and mostly hated both in Trump and Putin. “Both need some discipline in Ukraine,” he added.

Mr Zelenski is now in Britain, where he already met yesterday afternoon with Prime Minister Sir Kir Starmer. Today, the two leaders will attend a summit with other European leaders in London.

These are leaders who have publicly supported Mr Zelenski. However, the forthcoming session is the one that will actually show How reliable does Mr. Zelenski remain And if Europe has the determination to try to support Ukraine militarily without full support from America. The hero of Ukraine is in danger of turning into a tragic figure.

In the political corridors of Kiev, officials are largely depressed by the Americans’ behavior towards their leader.

There have never been illusions about Mr Trump’s grudge for Mr Zelenski, whose roots are probably in the referral of Mr Trump in 2019 on the occasion of his failed attempt to push Mr Zelenski to start his 20 -year -old criminal investigation.

The Ukrainians know that Mr Zelenski had to put pressure on Emmanuel Macron to even secure a meeting with the US president.

Talks between the two sides regarding the agreement on the exploitation of Ukraine minerals were strained throughout last week – Mr Trump wanted to obtain mining rights as a repayment of a supposed debt $ 500 billion dollarswhile Mr Zelenski demanded security guarantees from the US as part of any agreement. But there was hope that the ice had begun to break between the two.

One day earlier, at a much calmer meeting at the White House with Sir Kir Starmer, Mr Trump even claimed that he did not remember to call Ukrainian president “dictator”. There was also a pre -agreed text on the mineral agreement that was to be signed and a festive meal was scheduled for the White House.

Along the way, however, everything collapsed, as Mr Vance and Mr Zelenski began to disagree with how the Russian war began. The Ukrainian president wanted his hosts to understand that the cause was not the threat of NATO’s expansive strategy, but what really led to Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine was the imperialist expansion of.

The Americans didn’t even want to hear that. The Ukrainian leader took it as deliberate ignorance. The Americans interpreted his attitude as unacceptable contempt.

If the goal of Mr Trump and Mr Vance was to undermine the support for the Ukrainian president among the ordinary Ukrainian citizens, it seems that their efforts were turning boomerang, at least for the time being. Mr Zelensky’s emotional attitude on Friday may not have been reasonable but touched many citizens A country that has been irreparably hurt by war.

Even those who were traditionally opposed to the Ukrainian president joined social media for to praise him who defended the country.

Some Ukrainians have even started raising money for a nuclear bomb. Ukraine, of course, is unable to produce such a weapon, even if it wanted it: it is a decade away from acquiring the facilities needed to enrich. However, this was not an obstacle to raising money, with the relevant fund reaching 22.75 million Grivna ($ 550,000) in just a few hours.

Unlike everyone else, the elite is convinced. A businessman talks about mistrust and shock, commenting on the confrontation with the White House. Another source, the former diplomat mentioned earlier, says that the opposition had no winners beyond Mr. Putin: “The real issue now is How and when exactly will the dust sit down on the survival of Ukraine as a sovereign independent state. ”

A MP of the opposition admits his surprise to the reaction of many of his colleagues to parliament, where, he says, most people publicly welcomed the Ukrainian president’s stance. “Beyond nonsense and shame, what shocks me the most is that smart people praise the president and criticize those who have had the courage to call it a disaster,” he notes. This view will change when the original thumbnail ends up, he adds.

Meanwhile, among Ukrainian officials planning the country’s strategy, The basic question is why what happened happened; Did they fall into a planned ambush, a struggled battle that offers Americans an excuse to leave them in their mercy? Or was it just a bad moment where emotion, selfishness and ambition led to the loss of control?

A official with the knowledge of the negotiations maintains the optimism that an agreement can still be reached – a door that appeared to have left open in the first few hours after the White House fiasco, US Secretary of State Marko Rubio. However, it is not clear how influenced Mr Rubio. According to this official, what will follow depends on which of the two theories is true.

The theory of the ambush has some basis. Immediately after Mr Zelenski’s “unstoppable” and Ukrainian delegation by the Americans, Mr Trump’s advisers closed social media and television screens where they were involved in a well orchestrated ‘attack’. They left serious hints that Ukraine may consider turning to a new negotiator, echoing the Russian narrative that the stubbornness of Mr Zelenski is an obstacle to peace.

Senator Lindsay Graham, once a staunch supporter of Ukraine’s war effort, speaking outside the White House stressed that Mr Zelenski should “resign [ή] to be replaced. “

Mr. Zelenski’s departure or removal of From others, it would be extremely difficult in the midst of the war and could sink the country into chaos. Polls show that there is no majority needed to qualify for election, which would require the removal of military law and make it difficult for Ukraine to remain alert and united.

A less painful way to choose another person as head of negotiations would be to be elected new President of the Ukrainian Parliamentwhich is the second highest state office in Ukraine. Based on this scenario, Kiev could then re -launch contacts with the Trump government. But to do this, this would need Mr Zelenski’s consent. It is also not clear if it is something that Ukrainian citizens want.

The shock of the devastating meeting with Mr Trump on Friday left much of Kiev’s political scene – and with the fear that critical military assistance and information from America can soon be cut, as some white officials alleged.

This threat can be at the Coordinated attempt to increase pressure on Ukraine and Mr. Zelenski. But he may not. In recent days there have been reports that US Secretary of Defense Pitt Hegshez or has ordered America’s cyberspace to stop the operations it is conducting against Russia.

A senior Ukrainian official says he can do nothing but lift the sleeves and prepare for an even bigger battle. As he says, Ukrainians can still rely on Europe and their ingenuity.

Europe’s response has so far been vigorous, at least at a verbal level, but will depend on today’s summit in London. Ukrainian Officer Andriy notes that the road to Ukraine will be painful if America really stops military support. However, he argues that What is at stake is something much largersomething Mr Zelenski seems to have understood well: “If we lose a support mission or if there is a delay, this is something we have faced many times in the past. But if we lose our self -esteem, this is something that will ever be able to compensate or be restored. “