Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed regret over his tense Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump in February, citing his wartime urgency for concrete decisions as the reason for the encounter’s breakdown.
In an interview conducted in Odessa with the Axel Springer Global Reporters network, Zelenskyy revealed that his subsequent one-on-one meeting with Trump at Pope Francis’ funeral in the Vatican was more productive than their White House encounter. As a contrast, that reflects Trump’s shifting relationship with Putin, which has gone from admiration to public frustration.
