BBC NEWS
28/02/25
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy departs after a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump was canceled following their Oval Office meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 28, 2025.
Summary
Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky and JD Vance clashed in an extraordinary shouting match at the White House, with Trump telling the Ukrainian president to “make a deal or we’re out”
You can watch their angry exchanges in the video on this page
The US president tells his Ukrainian counterpart to be “thankful” and accuses him of “gambling with World War Three”
Zelensky says there should be “no compromises” with Vladimir Putin – but Trump says Kyiv will have to make concessions to reach a peace deal with Russia
Afterwards, Zelensky was told to leave the White House and a planned news conference with the two presidents was abruptly cancelled