Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy deemed his recent meeting with Donald Trump as successful in advancing Ukraine's air defense capabilities, despite reports of a contentious discussion filled with obscenities at the White House. Initially off-the-record comments were later released, describing Trump's meeting as ultimately positive despite its tense nature.

Zelenskiy's visit to Washington paved the way for Ukraine to prepare a contract to purchase 25 Patriot air defense systems, a significant upgrade against Russian missile threats. However, Trump's insistence on negotiating a peace deal involving territorial concessions introduced tension to the interaction, reported by Reuters shortly after the meeting.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the U.S., Olga Stefanishyna, described the meeting as

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