Trump also slammed Zelensky for suggesting that the end of Russia's war against Ukraine likely "is still very, very far away."

J.D. Vance, in an interview Monday with Fox News host Sean Hannity, gave his version of how the Oval Office meeting between he, Donald Trump and Volodymr Zelensky went downhill. Vance, whose first reaction when the meeting was brought up was to laugh and call it “great TV,

US President Donald Trump stepped up his threats against Volodymyr Zelensky Monday after a blow-up row in the Oval Office, suggesting the Ukrainian leader "won't be around very long" without a ceasefire deal with Russia.The wider message was that Zelensky needed to apologize for the row in what Trump called the "cherished" Oval Office.

The question hovering over Washington was whether the confrontation was a spontaneous outburst or a planned verbal smack down.

President Donald Trump is ordering a pause on shipments of US military aid to Ukraine after his heated Oval Office argument with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official told CNN Monday.

The showdown between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Feb. 28 shocked the entire world. The first thing that stands out is the behavior of two arrogant and self-assured U.

On Friday night, it was Zelensky who faced pressure to apologize to Trump during an interview with Fox News, and he declined to offer one. “No. I respect [the] President, and I respect American people,” he said calmly. “I think we have to be very open and very honest, and I’m not sure that we did something bad.”

Vance tells Zelensky "Trump is the only game in town" as Ukraine aid freeze begins following Friday's White House confrontation.

US Vice President JD Vance has criticised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following his White House meeting.