Zelenskyy thanks ‘American people’ after White House clash with Trump

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the “American people” and leadership and held out hope for “strong relations”, the day after an astonishing clash with Donald Trump left many uncertain where the once staunch allies stood.

Ukraine had walked into a meeting at the White House on Friday prepared to sign a mineral deal with the US, hoping it would be a step towards a just ceasefire, but left empty-handed.