Overview

• At an Oval Office event, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked Volodymyr Zelensky, “Are you prepared to keep sending Ukrainian troops to their deaths for another couple years, or are you going to agree to redraw the maps?”
• Zelensky thanked him and replied by describing daily Russian attacks and casualties, noting the death of a one-and-a-half-year-old child, and calling for continued American and European support as he signaled openness to trilateral diplomacy.
• Critics including MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough condemned the framing as favoring Kremlin narratives, calling it “the most twisted, tilted question against Ukraine.”
• CNN’s Anderson Cooper tied the moment to changes in press access under President Trump that have welcomed more MAGA-aligned outlets, highlighting figures such as Real America’s Voice correspondent Brian Glenn.
• New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman offered a narrow defense, noting Doocy has served in White House press pools across administrations, as other coverage argued the question echoed Russian aims for territorial concessions in areas like the Donbas.