Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs deal with UK amid fallout from Donald Trump meeting In short:

In a series of posts on X, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says "tough dialogue" will be needed to reach an understanding over the war in Ukraine.

His posts came a day after US President Donald Trump and his Vice-President JD Vance confronted Mr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office, accusing him of "gambling with World War III".
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Mr Zelenskyy has signed a new loan deal in London with UK PM Keir Starmer, and will meet with other European leaders on Sunday local time ...

... Meanwhile, Russia's government has reacted with approval of Mr Trump and Mr Vance's actions at the Oval Office.

In a statement, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova described Mr Zelenskyy's behaviour as "outrageously boorish".

"The visit … to Washington on February 28 is a complete political and diplomatic failure by the Kyiv regime," she said.

    "For the sake of this, he has destroyed the opposition, built a totalitarian state and ruthlessly sends millions of citizens to their deaths." ...