Perhaps the most jaw-dropping moment from Donald Trump’s return to the White House came when Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited in February.
The Ukrainian president was expected to sign a long-awaited minerals deal, signalling a reset in relations with the US, but his visit was spectacularly cut short.
In scenes that shocked the world, Trump told Zelenskyy “you’re gambling with World War Three”, while vice president JD Vance accused Ukraine’s president of not being thankful to the US.
Watch the full exchange in the video below.
The pair’s relationship continues to generate headlines, with the media anxiously reporting their phone calls, and the two Trump has had with Russia’s Vladimir Putin as the US president seeks to boast of ending the war in Ukraine.
In more positive scenes, Trump and Zelenskyy found time to sit down for an intense-looking chat at the funeral of Pope Francis on 26 April, which seemed to create an atmosphere for talking of peace.
Trump followed that by posting on Truth Social, wondering whether Putin has been playing him along.
But whatever happens next, it seems likely that Trump-Zelenskyy showdown in the Oval Office will be remembered for a long time.
