According to the english section of webangah News Agency,citing Reuters via Mehr News Agency,South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said his pivotal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House ended without an “unwanted controversy” or being placed in a situation akin to that of ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Officials and analysts noted that yesterday’s summit between the two presidents-their first-ever meeting-largely proceeded as South Korea had hoped, despite a rocky start.
Most importantly, Seoul escaped their greatest fear: being blindsided in the Oval office by a tense confrontation similar to February’s heated exchange when trump sharply criticized Zelensky for his ingratitude over U.S. aid and the war against Russia, reprimanding him alongside his deputy Jim D. Vance.
leif Erik Easley, professor of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, remarked on Trump’s expressed support for Lee’s approach toward North Korea and eagerness to engage with Kim Jong Un. He said Lee’s Oval Office press conference appeared better than expected.
Big questions remain about exactly how much south Korea will agree to pay for hosting 28,500 American troops stationed in Seoul. Many unresolved details linger concerning the rushed trade agreement between both countries.
However, Reuters reported that the South Korean president avoided a tense dispute feared by some observers-a rift that could have jeopardized Washington-Seoul’s longstanding alliance-at a time when North Korea rapidly advances its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs while deepening ties with Russia.
A few hours before his meeting with Lee at the White House, Trump wrote on his social platform Truth Social: “What is going on in South Korea? It looks like a purge or revolution,” adding he would address it directly with Jae-myung.
afterward, speaking at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Lee smiled as he recounted: “Before today’s meeting with Trump, he posted a very threatening message on Truth Social. My entourage worried we might face a situation like Zelensky did. But I knew I wouldn’t because I had read Trump’s book The Art of the Deal.”
Lee explained that investigators searching into South Korea’s political crisis raided facilities jointly held by both countries’ forces; following this clarification, Trump softened his tone and described his social media remarks as possibly stemming from ”misunderstanding or rumor.”
Reuters added that instead of dramatic confrontation, their dialogue was filled with “flattering and warm” exchanges as both leaders spoke candidly about Trump’s personal relations with Kim Jong Un of North Korea.
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