President Donald Trump on Monday directed a “pause” to U.S. assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous Oval Office meeting as Trump seeks to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to engage in peace talks with Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is back in Kyiv after three frantic days, which saw him ordered to leave the White House on Friday after a tense and public showdown with Donald Trump and JD Vance in Washington.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he’s willing to meet again with Donald Trump if the US president invites him, but signaled that another White House encounter would have to be “serious” for him to make the trip.

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday over comments he made that a deal to end the war with Russia was not near. On his Truth Social platform, Trump posted an Associated Press story headlined "Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is 'very,

US President Donald Trump has long said he would negotiate a quick end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. In pursuit of a deal, the US has engaged in direct discussions with Kremlin officials, with Ukraine and European powers sidelined from the talks.

European leaders are shoring up support for Ukraine while the Trump administration is ramping up criticism of the country’s leader. It follows an Oval Office clash on Friday between Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Donald Trump over how to approach peace talks with Russia.