It is “crucial” for Ukraine to have US President Donald Trump’s support, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday, the day after he was berated by the US leader in a heated meeting at the Oval Office.

Ukrainian officials reached out to senior White House officials desperate to get the deal back on track, but President Trump was unwilling to talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy further today,

Zelenskyy's delegation is expected to sign a landmark economic agreement with the U.S. in Washington, aimed at financing the reconstruction of war-damaged Ukraine