Tom Bateman

Remember that key moment in the Oval Office statement? where J.D. Vance sat across the room from Vladimir Zelensky and said, you haven't said thank you, say thank you. Now, of course, Mr. Zelensky said thank you dozens of times to the Americans and to the American government and the White House over its support and assistance in Ukraine.

But that became really a symbol of how this relationship had fundamentally fractured, of his dressing down by the Trump administration and the White House. And now we have a line... very clearly stating the Ukrainian delegation reiterated the Ukrainian people's strong gratitude to President Trump, the U.S.

But that became really a symbol of how this relationship had fundamentally fractured, of his dressing down by the Trump administration and the White House. And now we have a line... very clearly stating the Ukrainian delegation reiterated the Ukrainian people's strong gratitude to President Trump, the U.S.

Congress and the people of the United States for making possible meaningful progress towards peace. You know, we've been expecting these talks to wrap up much sooner. There were moments where we thought they might finish and we were expecting the statement that they lasted a lot longer.

Congress and the people of the United States for making possible meaningful progress towards peace. You know, we've been expecting these talks to wrap up much sooner. There were moments where we thought they might finish and we were expecting the statement that they lasted a lot longer.

I think given the atmosphere that there has been over the last two weeks, that was, you know, seen as a positive sign. And now we do have this very clear joint statement.

I think given the atmosphere that there has been over the last two weeks, that was, you know, seen as a positive sign. And now we do have this very clear joint statement.

On the way in, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, swept through the lobby of the hotel here on the way to the meeting room along with his delegation. I asked him what his expectations were for the meeting. He gave a thumbs up and said, good. That gives a sense, I think, of how upbeat the Americans have appeared in the run-up to all of this.

On the way in, the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, swept through the lobby of the hotel here on the way to the meeting room along with his delegation. I asked him what his expectations were for the meeting. He gave a thumbs up and said, good. That gives a sense, I think, of how upbeat the Americans have appeared in the run-up to all of this.

They're framing this very much as an opportunity, as they see it, to see if the Ukrainians are committed to what President Trump wants. And that is, of course, a quick truce with the Russians. And remember, it is less than a fortnight since that Oval Office meeting where Mr. Zelensky was kicked out, basically told that he was disrespectful and ungrateful.

They're framing this very much as an opportunity, as they see it, to see if the Ukrainians are committed to what President Trump wants. And that is, of course, a quick truce with the Russians. And remember, it is less than a fortnight since that Oval Office meeting where Mr. Zelensky was kicked out, basically told that he was disrespectful and ungrateful.

And we then saw that profound deterioration and acrimony with the Americans suspending military and intelligence, some intelligence-sharing support with the Ukrainians. Now, I also asked a top aide to Mr. Zelensky on his way into this meeting, Andrei Yakov, about their expectations.

And we then saw that profound deterioration and acrimony with the Americans suspending military and intelligence, some intelligence-sharing support with the Ukrainians. Now, I also asked a top aide to Mr. Zelensky on his way into this meeting, Andrei Yakov, about their expectations.

Now, he said that they wanted this to be very constructive, that they were very open towards peace, tried to press him a bit. on things like concessions and whether they were still asking for a US security guarantee. He said, yes, of course they were, but this was much more about finding a path to an immediate ceasefire.

Now, he said that they wanted this to be very constructive, that they were very open towards peace, tried to press him a bit. on things like concessions and whether they were still asking for a US security guarantee. He said, yes, of course they were, but this was much more about finding a path to an immediate ceasefire.

So I think the sense here is that we could be looking at a kind of rapprochement here, what the Americans, I think, would see as some kind of a reprieve for Mr Zelensky, and that could, in the end, see that intelligence and military support being reinstated. But we'll have to see for the outcome of the meeting.

So I think the sense here is that we could be looking at a kind of rapprochement here, what the Americans, I think, would see as some kind of a reprieve for Mr Zelensky, and that could, in the end, see that intelligence and military support being reinstated. But we'll have to see for the outcome of the meeting.

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So here we have Bybit, the exchange, and this represents the theft of funds.

And so we're seeing the funds... split up and sent out and layered.