The Trump administrations efforts to broker a peace negotiation ending the war in Ukraine came to an abrupt halt on Friday.

Ukrainians have rallied around President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a defender of their country’s interests in the hours after he left the White House after an astonishing Oval Office blowout with President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy has laid bare the limits of a full-court press by America’s allies aimed at reshaping Trump’s determination to end Russia’s invasion even if the terms are not to Ukraine’s liking.

Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was cut short Friday after a tense exchange in the Oval Office. Trump called Zelenskyy "disrespectful" and said the Ukrainian leader was "gambling with World War III."

With Ukraine's future in the balance, a high-stakes meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy devolved into a shouting match.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska arrived on an official visit to Türkiye on the evening of Monday, 17 February. Source: Zelenskyy on X (Twitter), as ...