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A meeting between the two world leaders descended in chaos last night (Image: Getty )
As the dust settles from the explosive meeting between Donald Trump and at the White House last night, politicians around the world are furiously trying to repair what looks likes a disaster for peace in .
Just 24 hours before the two world leaders had met, Sir said Mr Trump was on the verge of signing a “historic” deal that would end the brutal – war.
But fast-forward to a bright sunny late Friday morning in Washington and inside the White House storm clouds were gathering as a usually cordial meeting in front of reporters in the Oval Office began to show signs of tension.
A journalist asked Mr Zelensky “why don’t you wear a suit?”, before Vice President JD Vance openly described the Ukrainian leader’s stance during the talks as “disrespectful”.
Not wanting to be outdone Mr Trump doubled-down on Mr Vance’s comments and said Mr Zelensky “had no cards” and he was “risking World War III”. After around 55 minutes the meeting was over, peace talks were off, with Mr Zelensky catching a plane out of Washington.
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The two world leaders engaged in some angry scenes at the White House (Image: Getty )
Leaders across the world have been quick to side with Mr Zelensky, with Prime Ministers, Chancellors and Presidents from Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are posting their support on social media.
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen were among the leaders to express solidarity with Mr Zelensky.
In Britain, after the effusive warmth of the Mr Starmer’s meeting with President Trump on Thursday, Number 10 has so far said that the PM has spoken to both leaders following the White House spat.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “The prime minister has tonight spoken to both President Trump and President Zelensky.
“He retains unwavering support for , and is doing all he can to find a path forward to a lasting peace based on sovereignty and security for .”
The statement from the PM comes before a crunch weekend for talks over the future of with Sir convening a gathering of European leaders at Downing Street on Sunday, aimed at planning for how to police a future peace deal.