New Delhi, March 25 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with Time, opened up about his tense February 28 Oval Office meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Zelensky, he had meticulously planned the meeting, viewing it as a pivotal moment in Trump's push for a Ukraine peace deal. In an effort to make a lasting impression and counteract what he saw as Russian propaganda influencing the White House, Zelensky said he prepared a set of symbolic gifts.

As Time reported, Trump has a well-documented history of receiving grand symbolic gifts from world leaders. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted him a golden pager to commemorate Israeli military actions, while Russian President Vladimir Putin w...