The last 10 minutes of the almost 45-minute meeting descended into a tense back and forth, which began with the US vice president telling Mr Zelenksyy: "I think it's disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media.".
Donald Trump and JD Vance held a heated meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy – which saw the US president tell his Ukrainian counterpart he is "gambling with World War Three".
Mr Zelenskyy openly challenged Mr Trump on his softer approach to Vladimir Putin and urged him to make "no compromises with a killer".
Posting on his Truth Social platform shortly after the clash, Mr Trump described the meeting as "very meaningful" and said: "Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure.
Mr Trump and Mr Zelenskyy had been due to hold a joint press conference after the meeting - but that has now been called off.
