India, March 1 -- US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a heated argument at the White House on Friday over Ukraine's war strategy, US military aid and efforts to end the conflict.

The exchange, which also saw strong comments from US Vice President JD Vance, showed growing tensions between Kyiv and Washington over future support for Ukraine.

During the meeting, Trump defended his diplomatic stance, arguing that engaging with both sides was necessary to negotiate peace.

"If I didn't align myself with both of them, you'd never have a deal. You want me to say really terrible things about Putin and then say, 'Hi, Vladimir. How are we doing on the deal?' It doesn't work that way," Trump said.

However, Ze...