US president Donald Trump has said Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has “disrespected the United States of America”.

His statement, posted on social media, read: “We had a very meaningful meeting in the White House today.

“Much was learned that could never be understood without conversation under such fire and pressure.

“It’s amazing what comes out through emotion, and I have determined that President Zelenskyy is not ready for Peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.

“I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE. He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for Peace.”

Volodymyr Zelensky has left the White House after talks with Donald Trump collapsed in dramatic fashion.

Mr Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has determined that president Zelensky is “not ready for peace”, and said he “disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office”.

Neither Mr Trump nor vice president JD Vance saw the president out of the building.

Asked by a Ukrainian journalist how his mood was following a dramatic exchange with Donald Trump and JD Vance, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky responded with a thumbs up.

A White House correspondent at CNN has described events in the Oval Office as “nothing short of remarkable”.

She snapped a picture of the Ukrainian ambassador with her head in her hands as president Volodymyr Zelensky’s most critical visit to the White House descended into a tense shouting match.

What was supposed to be a triumphant White House visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to mark the signing of a mineral rights deal between the United States and Ukraine devolved into an Oval Office shouting match between Zelensky, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Friday after the American vice president began lecturing Zelensky for what he called a lack of open gratitude towards the United States for the aid his country has received to combat Russia’s invading forces.

White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports:

A highly tense exchange has just taken place, with vice president JD Vance branding Volodymyr Zelensky as “disrespectful”.

Mr Vance told Mr Zelensky it is “disrespectful for you to come to the Oval Office to try to litigate this in front of the American media”.

He then proceeded to say Mr Zelensky is on a “propaganda tour”, adding: “Do you disagree that you’ve had problems bringing people in your military, and do you think that it’s respectful to come to the Oval Office of the United States of America and attack the administration is trying to prevent the destruction of your country?”

Trump, raising his voice, told Mr Zelensky, “you’re not really in good position right now” and accused him of “gambling with WWIII”.

US president Donald Trump has said he does not ally himself more with Ukraine than Russia.

Asked if he positions himself in the middle between them or on the Ukraine said, Mr Trump said: “I’m in the middle. I want to solve this thing. I’m for both. I want to get it solved.”

“If we can solve it, great. If we can’t solve it, they’re going to have to fight it out, and who knows what’s going to happen,” he added.

Volodymyr Zelensky has told Donald Trump that the minerals deal is not enough to guarantee Ukraine’s security.

Russian president Vladimir Putin began the war and therefore must pay, Mr Zelensky added.

He urged Mr Trump to make “no compromises with a killer”.

But the US president revealed that he has spoken to Putin just days ago, and has reiterated that Kyiv will need to make compromises in order to reach a peace deal.