President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a meeting in the White House Oval Office on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. The two presidents and Vice President JD Vance shouted at one another as they disagreed about Ukraine's position in its war against Russia, which invaded Ukraine in February 2022 during Joe Biden's presidency. Ceasefire talks have started between the U.S. and Russia, while Ukrainian and European officials have complained about their exclusion. Meanwhile, in a shift in the U.S. approach to Ukraine, President Donald Trump has blasted the country's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "dictator" and blamed him for the Russian invasion. #donaldtrumpnews