"I left it on a side table": Zelenskyy says he does not know where Usyk's championship belt is after bringing it to Trump
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told Time magazine that he does not know what happened to the championship belt of boxer Oleksandr Usyk, which he brought to the White House intending to present it to US President Donald Trump during their controversial meeting on 28 February.
Source: Time, as reported by European Pravda
Details: In response to a question about the whereabouts of the belt belonging to the legendary Ukrainian boxer – seen in footage from the contentious meeting between the Ukrainian and US presidents – Zelenskyy replied that he "doesn’t know". "Maybe it’s still sitting there," the head of state remarked.
Amid the commotion that followed a heated exchange between Zelenskyy and the US leadership, he left the belt on a side table next to the armchair.
Time notes that later that same day, a White House staffer found the belt and took it to Trump’s private dining room, where it now rests among other souvenirs – described by the magazine as "a memento of failed diplomacy".
Background:
- The Ukrainian president left the White House early on Friday, 28 February, after a row with Trump and Vice President JD Vance.
- In response, Trump claimed that the Ukrainian president had "disrespected" the United States and that Zelenskyy was "not ready for peace".
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