Ukrainian President Voldimir Zelenkie did not apologise for his intense interaction with President Donald Trump in his oval office, but in an exclusive interview with Fox News he said he was confident his relationship would be saved.
“President, do you think your relationship with President Trump from today onwards?” Fox News Chief Political Anchor Brett Bayer asked Zelensky.
“Of course, it's because it's a presidential relationship of two or more people. It's a historical relationship, a strong relationship of our people. So I always started to thank people from our people.”
“I would like to thank the President, of course, Congress, but first of all, I wanted your people… we wanted them to have all this. [sic] Strong relationships and where they counted. We have it. ”
When asked about the heated replacement, Zelenskyy said, “I don't know if we did anything wrong,” but admitted that the dust up was “bad on both sides.”
Trump says Zelenskyy can “come back when he's ready for peace” after a fiery White House exchange
The meeting between President Trump and Vice President JD Vance exploded into a White House screaming match seen around the world on Friday. The Ukrainian president traveled to the US to meet with Trump after saying peace talks were in the final stages to end the war between Ukraine and Russia.
The Trump administration has also worked to inscribe an agreement with Ukraine that will allow the US to access Ukraine minerals in exchange for support since the US began war in 2022 as part of a peace deal.
The slowdown of the oval office led to a cancelled press conference, where minerals were treated from the table and Trump asked the Ukrainian president to leave, White House officials confirmed.
This is a developing story… I'll be back in search of updates soon.
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Emma Colton, Andrew Mark Miller and Diana Stancy of Fox News Digitals contributed to this report.
