The Ukrainian president is returning to Washington for the first time since a spectacularly tense exchange with Trump in February

“No getting back Obama given Crimea (12 years ago, without a shot being fired!), and NO GOING INTO NATO BY UKRAINE. Some things never change!!!” he added.

Upon his arrival in Washington late on Sunday, Zelensky said that he hoped that Ukraine’s “shared strength” with the US and European counterparts would compel Russia to peace.

“I am grateful to the President of the United States for the invitation. We all equally want to end this war swiftly and reliably,” he said on the Telegram messaging app.

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