Donald Trump and JD Vance held a heated meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – which saw the US president tell his Ukrainian counterpart he is “gambling with World War Three”.
Mr Zelenskyy has travelled to the US as he attempts to secure a ceasefire deal with Russia and a possible mineral deal.
As he met with Mr Trump and his vice president at the White House today, tensions soon rose with voices being raised – as cameras rolled and representatives from the media looked on.
Mr Trump told Mr Zelenskyy: “You’re gambling with World War Three, and what you’re doing is very disrespectful to the country.”
“You’re right now not in a very good position,” he continued. “You don’t have the cards right now with us, you start having problems right now.”
The clash also saw Mr Vance claim Zelenskyy has been “disrespectful” with his comments about the Trump administration.
Mr Trump then pointed his finger at the Ukrainian president and said: “It’s going to be very hard to do business like this, you have to be thankful.”
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