Donald Trump branded ‘Russian asset’ as furious protesters gather outside US embassy

Dozens of people gathered outside the US embassy in Nine Elms, London, on Wednesday evening to protest Washington’s decision to cosy up to . Many of the pro- protesters carried Ukrainian flags and placards showing their solidarity to the government in Kyiv, Ukrainians and .

The protesters were heard chanting “Russian troops out” and “ is a terrorist state”. One of the banners being held up by the protesters read “Trump is a Russian asset”, while others read “Stop Trump” and “occupation is not peace. Justice for ”. The protest was organised by the Solidarity Campaign, Ukrainian organisations and John McDonnell MP.

The banners were seen in a photo shared by British journalist Paul Mason. In the post, shared to X/, he said: “Happening now. Protest outside US embassy in London. Placards tell the story of UK solidarity with .”

The protest comes in the wake of Trump’s decision to suspend both military aid and intelligence sharing with , following the brutal spat at the White House between the US President and Zelensky last week.

At the Oval Offcie meeting, Trump and his Vice President JD Vance humiliated ‘s leader in front of the world’s media, accusing him of “dispespecting” the US.

Trump added that Zelensky could return to the White House when he was “ready for peace”.

‘s President is deseprately trying to mend bridges with Trump’s administration. He claimed progress had been achieved in talks with the US on a new meeting between the two countries’ representatives.

He said the head of the Ukrainian presidential staff, Andriy Yermak, had spoken to US National Security Adviser Mike Waltz earlier today.

“There’s been positive movement. We are expecting first results next week,” Zelensky said in his evening video address posted on social media.

However, he did not specify whether the new meeting with the US would involve himself and President Trump.