Hours before an explosive blowup in the Oval Office between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump and his team felt they had found a path forward to match the president’s urgency to end the war with the Ukrainians’ need for continued security assistance.

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's heated argument in the Oval Office resulted in the Ukrainian leader being asked to leave

The Kremlin said on Monday that someone needed to force Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to make peace after a clash with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office that showed just how hard it would be to find a way to end the war.

Donald Trump biographer and critic Michael Wolff has said "no one matters" to the president, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, after the explosive and combative visit by the Ukrainian leader to the White House on Friday.

Ukraine's international bonds tumbled to their lowest level in more than a month on Monday after the clash between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump last week doused hopes of Kyiv securing Washington's backing.