Watch: Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing deal after explosive Trump meeting

The last 10 minutes of the nearly 45-minute engagement devolved into a tense back and forth between Donald Trump, US vice president JD Vance and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

US vice president JD Vance, right, speaks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, as Donald Trump listens in the Oval Office. Picture: AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has left the White House without signing a critical minerals deal with the US that Donald Trump had suggested was a condition for future support for Ukraine.

His departure on Friday afternoon came after Mr Trump cut short talks over the deal and shouted at Ukraine’s leader during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office, berating him for “gambling with millions of lives” and suggesting his actions could trigger World War Three.