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 kraken3yvbvzmhytnrnuhsy772i6dfobofu652e27f5hx6y5cpj7rgyd wasn’t negative. The impression is that the presidents have gotten used to each other.”

Maryan Zablotsky, another parliament member and deputy head 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.”