Washington: In a stormy, closed-door meeting at the White House on Friday, US President Donald Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to accept Russia’s conditions and end the war. He warned that if Ukraine refused, President Vladimir Putin would “destroy” the country. The Financial Times reported the explosive exchange on Sunday, describing the session as one of the tensest between the two leaders since the invasion began.

Trump, as per the report, urged Zelensky to hand over the entire eastern Donbas region to Moscow. The conversation grew heated. The US president raised his voice, hurled profanities and at one point flung maps of Ukraine’s front lines across the table.

The clash came a day after Trump spoke by phone with Putin, who asked that Ukraine formally surrender Don

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