A Russian state media reporter gained entry to the Oval Office for Trump-Zelensky sit-down
A member of Russia’s state-owned news agency gained access to the Oval Office on Friday to cover President Trump’s sit-down with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – even as the AP and Reuters were barred from the high-level meeting.
Russian state media reporter sneaks into Oval Office for heated Trump-Zelensky meeting before he’s booted out by Secret Service
Dmitry Kirsanov was in the room long enough to snap a photograph of the fiery meeting between Trump and Zelensky.
Russian State-Media Reporter Gains Access, but Is Later Removed From Trump-Zelenskiy Meeting
The Ukrainian delegation leaves after a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump was canceled following their Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
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Russian State Media Almost Waltzed Into Trump’s Zelenskiy Meeting
While mainstream outlets the Associated Press and Reuters were kept out of a tense discussion between Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a member of Tass, a Russian news agency that pushes propaganda about Russia’s “liberation” of Ukraine, was briefly in the room with the two world leaders.
White House removes Russian state media reporter from Oval Office, official says
The White House removed a TASS reporter from the Oval Office on Friday once the issue was flagged to them, saying the Russian state outlet was not on the approved media list for U.S. President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy,
Trump admin bars Russian state media from Oval Office meeting with Zelenskyy
The Trump administration on Friday barred a representative of the Russian state-affiliated TASS from the Oval Office, a White House official told TNND.
White House Bars AP and Reuters From Trump-Zelensky Meeting — Kicks Out Russian State Media Reporter Who Snuck In
A White House meeting Friday between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's made news right away for some drama in the press corps, with two outlets being barred from the Oval Office and a reporter from a Russian state-owned media outlet apparently sneaking in and then getting kicked out by White House staff.
Russian state media briefly enters Oval Office during Zelenskyy meeting
The White House last week announced that “all journalists deserve a seat” in the Oval Office press pool. For a fleeting moment on Friday, that included the Russian state media. A staffer from TASS, a Russian outlet that often promotes glorified coverage of Russian leader Vladimir Putin,
A Russian State Media Reporter Gained Oval Office Access During Trump-Zelenskyy Talk
A Russian state media reporter briefly gained access to the Oval Office during Friday’s contentious meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. An unnamed reporter for the Russian state media organization TASS joined other handpicked pool reporters in a meeting that saw Zelenskyy ― who is three years into fighting a Russian invasion of his country ― get berated by Trump.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's heated exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump has Russian leaders reveling in the spectacle, with one saying Kyiv got a "slap down."
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