Three years into the war with Russia, President Zelensky appears to have become embroiled in a personal feud with the leader of Ukraine’s most powerful ally.

While the US president vented, his special envoy to Ukraine broke ranks and praised Zelensky as an embattled and courageous leader following a critical meeting in Kyiv.

After Trump called Zelensky a “dictator” and began talks with Russia, even some of Zelensky’s harshest domestic critics have begun defending him.