This Triggered Trump-Zelensky Clash, Then Team Ukraine Was Asked To Leave

Washington:

US President Donald Trump's meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky began with exchanging compliments on Friday but turned into a fiery argument within minutes in a public blowup that had the world media in attendance at the White House.

The Ukrainian delegation was then asked to leave the White House with the formal lunch with the President remaining untouched, reports said.

The meeting - their first since Trump returned to power in January - started with handshakes and smiles but soon blew up when US Vice President JD Vance stressed the need for diplomacy to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war, which broke out after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion in 2022.