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On March 7, 2025, there was between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, United States President Donald Trump, and United States Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office. 

In mob-boss fashion, Trump and Vance berated Zelenskyy for not showing enough gratitude for U.S. support. They slammed him for warning that Russian aggression could impact the U.S. too, complained bitterly about his decision to campaign with Joe Biden in fall 2024, and boasted that Russian President Vladimir Putin respects Trump more than he respected former Democratic presidents. 

In a blistering analysis for , columnist and author Sasha Abramsky dissected the unprecedented nature of the confrontation. Abramsky is the author of 10 books, including , and is a lecturer in writing at the University of California, Davis. He spoke with ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about the real reason Trump cornered Zelenskyy.