olodymyr Zelensky has just left the White House following his angry exchange with US President Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance.

A live feed of the entrance of the West Wing of the White House shows the Ukrainian president rush out through the door and into a black SUV, which drives him away.

A few moments ago, Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that Zelensky "disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for peace."

The scheduled news conference between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump has been cancelled, according to the White House, after the two presidents' tense Oval Office meeting.

An extraordinary and unprecedented moment of tensionpublished at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time

18:27 GMT

Tom Bateman
State department correspondent, at the White House

It is no understatement to say that this was, for Zelensky coming here today, the most critical diplomatic and political moment for him and his country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago.

This has descended into an extraordinary and unprecedented moment of tension, exploding in the Oval Office.

Basically, a public dressing down of the Ukrainian leader by Donald Trump and Vice-President JD Vance

It began by Vance saying to Zelensky that the war had to be ended through diplomacy.

What kind of diplomacy, Zelensky replied.

He was then accused by the vice-president of being disrespectful.

This then escalated very quickly in those remarkable pictures you have just seen and heard.

Trump and Vance accused Zelensky of being ungrateful for three years of American support, telling him he was in no position to tell the US how it should feel about it.

Bernd Debusmann Jr
Reporting from the White House

There is a huge pile of journalists outside the West Wing of the White House - most sprinted out of the White House immediately after seeing Trump's post on Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump has shared a statement after his meeting with Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelensky in the White House.

Here's his Truth Social post in full:“We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today.

"Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure.

"It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelensky is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.

"I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE.

"He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office.

"He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”

We're continuing to bring you fuller coverage of the angry exchange in the Oval Office between Trump and Zelensky. Scroll back through our last few posts for more.

"If you could get a ceasefire right now, I'd tell you to take it so the bullets stop flying," Trump says.

Zelensky says: "Of course I want to stop the war - "

Trump interrupts: "You say you don't want a ceasefire".

Zelensky says he wants a ceasefire deal with "guarantees".

He tells Trump to ask the Ukrainian people what they feel about a ceasefire deal.

"I think it's very good for the American people to see what's going on", Trump says, adding: "That's why I've kept this going for so long."

He repeats that Zelensky "has to be thankful".

Zelensky replies that he's "very thankful".

Trump cuts in, voice raised: "People are dying, you're running low on soldiers".

Zelensky says: "I know."

Image source, Reuters

Continuing, Trump tells Zelensky: "Your country is in big trouble."

The Ukrainian leader tries to interject put Trump waves his hands. "No, no, you've done a lot of talking", he says. "Your country is in big trouble," he repeats.

"I know, I know," Zelensky says.

"You're not winning this," says Trump. "You have a damn good chance of coming out OK because of us."

The US president adds: "We gave you through this stupid president [a reference to Joe Biden] $350bn, we gave you military equipment... if you didn't have our military equipment this war would have been over in two weeks".

"In three days, I heard it from Putin," Zelensky replies.

"It's going to be very hard to do business like this," Trump says.

If you're just joining us, we've just watched a replay of the discussion in the White House between Trump and Zelensky, and are bringing you a more in-depth look at their remarks.

Trump accuses Zelensky of "gambling with World War Three". He points his finger at the Ukrainian leader.

"What you are doing is disrespectful to the country - this country that's backed you far more than a lot of people said they should have," Trump says.

Zelensky calmly interjects: "I'm with all respect for your country".

Vice-President Vance interrupts: "Have you said 'thank you' once this entire meeting?"

Zelensky replies: "A lot of times".

Vance again says: "No, in this entire meeting, have you said 'thank you'?"

"You went to Pennsylvania and campaigned for the opposition in October. Offer some words of appreciation for the USA and the president who is trying to save your country."

Zelensky tries to respond, saying: "Please, you think that if you will speak very loudly about the war..."

He's cut off by Trump: "Your country is in big trouble".

President Zelensky asks Vice-President Vance if he's been to Ukraine "to see our problems" (in case you missed it, Vance earlier called Ukraine's leader "disrespectful".)

Vance says he's read about it and seen it.

Zelensky shakes his head and looks away, and says the US will also eventually feel the consequences of the war.

Trump appears visibly frustrated, interjecting: "Don't tell us what we're going to feel. You're in no position to dictate what we're going to feel.

"We're going to feel very good and very strong."

Image source, EPA

More now from the tense and frequently strongly-worded exchanges in the Oval Office.

Trump says: "If I didn't align myself with both of them [Russia and Ukraine], you'd never have a deal."

He adds: "I'm not aligned with Putin, I'm not aligned with anybody. I'm aligned with the United States of America."

Trump says Zelensky has "tremendous hate" for Putin, before adding: "The other side" is not "exactly in love" with him either.

"You want me to be tough, I can be tougher than any human being you've ever seen... but you're never going to get a deal that way," he says.

Image source, Reuters

We can bring you some more remarks now from the meeting in the Oval Office between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

There were "lots of conversations" after the war between Russia and Ukraine started in 2014, Zelensky says.

"I signed ... a deal" for a ceasefire in 2019, Zelensky says, adding he was assured the deal would be maintained - but Putin broke that ceasefire, launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

"He didn't do it. What kind of diplomacy, JD [Vance], are you speaking about?" he asks the vice-president.

Vance replies: "I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office and try to litigate this in front of the American media."

You can now watch back the footage of the meeting in the Oval Office between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

We'll flesh out some of the key exchanges that we brought you in brief over the last few posts - hit the watch live button at the top of the page to follow along.

According to reporters inside the room, Zelensky, US Vice-President JD Vance and Trump are locked in a series of tense exchanges.

Vance accuses Zelensky of being "disrespectful".

Trump then says the Ukrainian leader is "gambling with World War Three".

"Your people are very brave, but, you're either going to make a deal, or we're out. And if we're out, you'll fight it out," he adds.

The meeting ends with Trump telling Zelensky that he is not being "very thankful" and that "this is going to make great television".

We'll bring you more on this when we have the footage of their discussion in the Oval Office. We're expecting that to land any minute now.

A reminder again that although we cannot see a live feed of Trump and Zelensky's discussion, reporters in the room are continuing to file lines our way.

Trump tells reporters that Nato and Europe have to "step up".

And returning to the US-proposed minerals deal, he says "all they talk about is security. I said let's make a deal first."

He also adds that the American taxpayer also has to be protected.

The BBC's Myroslava Petsa is part of the press pack in the Oval Office.

She sends us a video over, in which she's heard asking Trump: "Mr President, are you going to send more arms to Ukraine in case there is no peace?"

Trump replies: "We're not looking forward to sending a lot of arms, we're looking forward to getting the war finished.

He adds: "The answer is yes. But hopefully we won't have to send much because I'm looking forward to getting it done quickly."

The US president says he "appreciate[s] the [minerals] agreement because we needed what they had", adding: "Our country is now treated fairly."

Image source, EPA

More now from the press pack in the Oval Office, who report Trump saying that it would be great if he and Zelensky can stop the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Zelensky then says there should be "no compromises" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the negotiation of a peace deal.

He shows Trump pictures of war atrocities, and adds: "I think President Trump is on our side."

Image source, Reuters

As we mentioned earlier, we'll be sent footage of the public part of the meeting between Trump and Zelensky after it's happened - and will bring you more in depth coverage of their Q&A with reporters then.

Reporters in the room are beginning to send over some key lines, however.

Here's a quick look.

Trump says he and Zelensky are going to sign the US-proposed minerals deal with Ukraine during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House - scheduled for 13:00 EST (18:00 GMT).

He describes the deal as "very fair".

Hang tight for further updates.

We're starting to see some of the first pictures of the meeting between Trump and Zelensky.

The pair are sat in the centre of the Oval Office, surrounded by a cluster of officials, camera crews and reporters.

We'll bring you updates on their discussion as soon as we can. In the meantime, here's a peek at the action:

Image source, Reuters

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We don't currently have a live feed of Trump and Zelensky's whereabouts, but they should be seated in the Oval Office by now, along with their teams of officials.

They're expected to kick things off by taking questions from a small group of reporters allowed into the room.

We won't be able to stream this live, but will bring you footage of the event after it's happened, alongside text updates on the key lines.

The doors will then shut for private discussions, after which point we won't hear from the either leaders until 13:00 EST (18:00 GMT) for the now routine joint press conference.

Stay with us.