The Ukrainian president has dressed for battle in solidarity with his troops since Russia’s 2022 invasion but Trump questioned his attire even before rebuking him about gratitude.

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Zelensky has eschewed a business suit in favor of an army sweatshirt and trousers.

I received an important letter from President Zelenskiy of Ukraine. The letter reads, 'Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians,

Ukraine may not be able to sustain the war with Russia as President Donald Trump has kept the ban on military aid in place.

The US president read out a letter he said he'd received from his Ukrainian counterpart, in which he agreed to "come to the negotiating table".

U.S. President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Monday over comments he made that a deal to end the war with Russia was not near. On his Truth Social platform, Trump posted an Associated Press story headlined "Ukraine's Zelenskyy says end of war with Russia is 'very,

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday he regretted last week's extraordinary Oval Office clash with Donald Trump and wanted to "make things right", adding that Kyiv was ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

"I appreciate that he sent this letter," Trump said as he addressed a joint session of Congress in Washington. It came after Zelensky said in a social media post that he was ready to work under Trump's "strong leadership" to achieve a lasting peace.