<p>Moscow: Russia's Foreign Ministry said Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/volodymyr-zelenskyy">Volodymyr Zelenskyy's</a> trip to Washington on Friday was a political and diplomatic failure and that he was obsessed with continuing to wage war.</p><p>Zelenskyy and US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> clashed at a White House meeting on Friday, plunging ties between Kyiv and the United States - its main military backer - to a new low.</p><p>"The visit ... to Washington on February 28 is a complete political and diplomatic failure by the Kyiv regime," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a written statement published on Saturday on the ministry's website.</p><p>She described Zelenskyy's behaviour at the White House as "outrageously boorish" and said the Ukrainian president was "an unabashed cynic" whose main goal was to keep power.</p>.In Europe and in the Oval Office, VP Vance takes on attack dog role for Trump.<p>"For the sake of this, he has destroyed the opposition, built a totalitarian state and ruthlessly sends millions of citizens to their deaths," Zakharova said.</p><p>Kyiv has previously dismissed such accusations.</p><p>Russia, which sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, has reacted to react with glee to Friday's clash in the White House.</p><p>Former President Dmitry Medvedev said Zelenskyy had been given a "solid slap" at the meeting, during which Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being disrespectful towards the U.S.</p><p>Zelenskyy had seen the meeting as a chance to convince the U.S. not to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin and openly challenged Trump over his softer approach towards the Russian leader. </p>
<p>Moscow: Russia's Foreign Ministry said Ukrainian President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/volodymyr-zelenskyy">Volodymyr Zelenskyy's</a> trip to Washington on Friday was a political and diplomatic failure and that he was obsessed with continuing to wage war.</p><p>Zelenskyy and US President <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> clashed at a White House meeting on Friday, plunging ties between Kyiv and the United States - its main military backer - to a new low.</p><p>"The visit ... to Washington on February 28 is a complete political and diplomatic failure by the Kyiv regime," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a written statement published on Saturday on the ministry's website.</p><p>She described Zelenskyy's behaviour at the White House as "outrageously boorish" and said the Ukrainian president was "an unabashed cynic" whose main goal was to keep power.</p>.In Europe and in the Oval Office, VP Vance takes on attack dog role for Trump.<p>"For the sake of this, he has destroyed the opposition, built a totalitarian state and ruthlessly sends millions of citizens to their deaths," Zakharova said.</p><p>Kyiv has previously dismissed such accusations.</p><p>Russia, which sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022, has reacted to react with glee to Friday's clash in the White House.</p><p>Former President Dmitry Medvedev said Zelenskyy had been given a "solid slap" at the meeting, during which Trump and Vice President JD Vance accused the Ukrainian leader of being disrespectful towards the U.S.</p><p>Zelenskyy had seen the meeting as a chance to convince the U.S. not to side with Russian President Vladimir Putin and openly challenged Trump over his softer approach towards the Russian leader. </p>