Trump administration briefing: clash with Zelenskyy shakes Washington – and the world

A tense and angry exchange between Trump and Zelenskyy played out with the media in the front row – key US politics stories from Friday at a glance

An extraordinary day in Washington with US military support for Ukraine now hanging in the balance and talks over a minerals deal collapsing following a disastrous White House summit.

US president Donald Trump received the Ukrainian president on Friday to discuss a controversial mineral resources deal that Trump had said was the first step toward a ceasefire agreement that he is seeking to broker between Russia and Ukraine.

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