Ukrainians backed their President Zelensky after the disastrous exchange, but the country's opposition could take advantage of his failed trip to Washington.

The French president’s visit to Washington is part of European efforts to prevent an agreement that would be detrimental to Kyiv

In escalating rhetoric, Trump has called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "dictator," falsely accused Kyiv of starting the war and warned that he "better move fast" to negotiate an end to the conflict or risk not having a nation to lead. Zelenskyy responded by saying Trump was living in a Russian-made "disinformation space."