Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is “very important for us that Ukraine is heard and that no one forgets about it”, after his clash with Donald Trump at the White House. Mr Zelensky’s call for support from Kyiv’s allies came after a fractious meeting with the US president in the Oval Office, which was broadcast on television.

W HEN VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY arrived at the White House on February 28th the America-Ukrainian relationship was fragile and uncertain. By the time the Ukrainian president left, it was shattered. After a full-blown shouting match in front of the television cameras—with Donald Trump and his vice-president,

Volodymyr Zelensky did not wear a suit and the Ukrainian president did not sign a minerals deal with the United States, either. Instead, the wartime leader was unceremoniously kicked out of the

President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being “disrespectful” Friday in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, then abruptly called off the signing of a minerals deal with the U.