Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump clashed repeatedly on Friday, with Zelenskyy urging Trump to be cautious with Russia and Trump accusing him of being disrespectful, as simmering differences spilled into the open. The two leaders met in the Oval Office before an event at which they were expected to sign a deal for U.S. participation in Ukraine’s mineral industry. But Zelenskyy openly challenged Trump over his softer approach toward Russian President Vladimir Putin. Zelenskyy pushed back on Trump’s claims that Ukrainian cities have been reduced to rubble by three years of war. Trump stressed that Putin wants to make a deal. “You are gambling with World War Three,” Trump told Zelenskyy at one point, urging him to be more thankful.

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