WASHINGTON, March 2. /TASS/. Chairman of the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Ted Cruz believes that US President Donald Trump’s talks with Vladimir Zelensky will go down in history as the most disastrous Oval Office meeting.

"President Zelensky showed up in the Oval Office and decided he was there to battle Donald Trump, decided he was there to insult Donald Trump, decided he was there to attack and belittle Donald Trump," he said during a podcast posted on his X page. "And without exaggeration, I believe this will go down as the most disastrous Oval Office meeting in the history of our nation," he added.

On February 28, Zelensky arrived at the White House for a meeting with Trump. Their televised exchange, with reporters present, unraveled into a shouting match, with Trump scolding Zelensky for being disrespectful to the United States, and Vice President JD Vance noting that Zelensky had not ever said a "thank you" for all the support provided to Kiev. A news conference scheduled to follow the meeting was canceled, and the signing of the agreement on minerals between Ukraine and the US did not take place. Trump posted a statement on the Truth Social media platform saying that Zelensky was disrespectful and not ready for peace.