India, March 3 -- Key Republican figures close to US President Donald Trump mounted pressure on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, two days after the White House clash of the leaders, urging him to reconsider his position on the ongoing war with Russia or step aside.

On Friday, a tense meeting at the White House saw intense friction between the Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, an unprecedented confrontation that has dominated headlines since then.

The confrontation at White House, which placed US Vice President JD Vance in an assertive role on behalf of Donald Trump, sent shockwaves through global political circles, prompting concerns about the future of the Russia-Ukraine war which now is in its third year, along wit...