Instant Reaction to Trump and Zelenskyy's Blazing Row
Donald Trump has warned Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "make a deal or we're out" as he accused the Ukrainian president of "gambling with World War Three".
The two leaders clashed during their Oval Office meeting, with Trump branding Zelenskyy "disrespectful".
After Zelenskyy warned that the US would feel the impact of the war if it continued, Trump interrupted, saying: "Don't tell us what we're going to feel. We're trying to solve a problem."
The testy exchange continued, with both Trump and Vice President JD Vance saying that Ukraine should be thankful for US support in the war.
Trump claimed he had empowered Zelenskyy to be a tough guy, adding: "You wouldn’t be a tough guy without us."
It came after the US president said he was "in the middle" and "for both Ukraine and Russia" during the meeting.
He said he wanted to get the conflict between both countries "solved".
He insisted that he was not "aligned with Putin" but instead was aligned "with the US and good of the world".
Zelenskyy took the opportunity to show Trump images of prisoners of war held by Russia.
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