Trump took to Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, to say “Zelensky disrespected the US in its cherished Oval Office”, external.

“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,” the US president continued. “I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE.”

Zelensky also posted on social media after the meeting, sending a message on X thanking the president and the US four times.

The meeting has prompted reaction from across the globe.

Russia said Trump and Vance had acted with restraint against Zelensky. A foreign ministry spokeswoman said it was a miracle the pair hadn’t hit the democratically elected leader of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, European allies have published support for Zelenksy. French president Emmanuel Macron – who had his own meeting with Trump this week – said Russia was the aggressor and it was the Ukrainian people being attacked.

And Donald Tusk, Poland’s president, told Ukraine: “You are not alone.”

In the US, Democrats in Congress accused Trump and Vance of doing the Russian president Vladimir Putin’s dirty work for him, while some Republican lawmakers supported Trump after the confrontation.