Trump took issue with Zelensky suggesting it would take time to come to an agreement to end the war. The Ukrainian leader also tried to offer a positive take on the U.S.-Ukraine relationship in the aftermath of last week's White House meeting.

For days Trump cabinet officials have suggested Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might need to step aside. Yet Ukrainian officials and analysts told CNN any change of president in Kyiv would spark at least six months of political limbo,