Zelensky calls for ‘strong ties’ with USA amid Trump spat

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday called for a strong relationship between Kyiv and Washington, amid rising tensions with US President Donald Trump.

“Strong Ukraine-US relations benefit the entire world,” Zelensky said after holding what he called a “productive meeting” with US envoy Keith Kellogg on the “battlefield situation, how to return our prisoners of war, and effective security guarantees”.