Vice President JD Vance put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on notice, rattled the confidence of century-old allies in Western Europe during his first foreign trip, decamped to Capitol Hill to help in delicate budget talks and delivered a spirited defense of the Trump administration’s first month to a gathering of conservatives outside the nation’s capital.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky angered Donald Trump so much during the peace talks with Russia that Trump was on the verge of withdrawing American military support from Ukraine, three U.S. officials familiar with the discussions tell Axios.

Volodymyr Zelensky has caved to Donald Trump's demands as the Ukrainian President has agreed a deal with the US which grants them access to critical mineral deposits. The agreement was viewed as vital to appease the White House for a peace settlement between Kyiv and Moscow to bring Putin's three-year-long invasion to an end.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he expects Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to sign a minerals agreement with the United States soon as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war. "We're signing an agreement,

I think Ukrainians are more worried than ever about the pressure they’re being put under and now, of course, supporters of President Trump - apologists for the way he works - say that he throws out verbal gambits to make people drop long-held positions to make a deal.