Trump's support is "crucial," Zelensky says after the US president chastised him at the White House.

London

Volodymyr Zelensky, the leader of Ukraine, believes US assistance is "crucial" one day following ending a trip to Washington, DC, after a heated public dispute with Donald Trump.

Trump and Vice President JD Vance scolded the Ukrainian leader in front of reporters in the Oval Office at a meeting that was supposed to be about a natural resources agreement that fell apart. When Zelensky attempted to reply at one point, a furious Trump accused him of "gambling with World War III."

Zelensky swiftly won support from a Europe already unsettled by Trump's approaches to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a statement, European Union top diplomat Kaja Kallas said it's "clear that the free world needs a new leader."