Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a statement Tuesday that his Oval Office meeting last week with US President Donald Trump “did not go the way it was supposed to,” describing it as regrettable and noting that Ukraine is ready to negotiate.

Trump also slammed Zelensky for suggesting that the end of Russia's war against Ukraine likely "is still very, very far away."

During the moments captured by pool reporters and photographers, Trump berated Zelensky, in an exchange that seemed to have been triggered by Vice President JD Vance suggesting that the Ukrainian leader was being “disrespectful” for “litigating in front of the media,” and that he had not thanked the president.

Zelenskyy’s remarks — an apparent attempt to placate Trump — came in a social media post on X, hours after the White House announced a pause in military aid to Ukraine.

Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to further peace talks with Donald Trump's administration after the US halted weapons deliveries and cut intelligence sharing. The pressure tactics appear to have worked,

: Five days after their blowup in the Oval Office, Donald Trump said Tuesday during his speech to a joint session of Congress that he had received a letter from Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky saying he is “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible.

Donald Trump has said Volodymyr Zelensky is willing to sign a rare minerals deal that America views as vital to ensuring peace in Ukraine.