You are not only fighting for your freedom but also for all of Europe’s,” Sweden's Prime Minister said to Zelensky.

President Donald Trump’s Oval Office thrashing of Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday laid bare the limits of a full-court press by America’s allies aimed at reshaping Trump’s determination to end Russia’s invasion even if the terms are not to Ukraine’s liking.

The Oval Office confrontation, a public clash with an ostensible ally, was without precedent in modern American history, Peter Baker writes. See a video of the astonishing meeting, and read excerpts from the exchange. Zelensky later told Fox News he believed he and Trump could salvage their relationship.